Definition of Bid
Bid
bid
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to make an offer to pay a certain price for something or provide a service for a particular price;
e.g. The interested buyers will bid for the statue. He intends to bid for the assignment since he believes he will do the best job.
(verb)
to try to achieve something, to make an attempt or effort;
e.g. They want to bid for the championship trophy again this year.
(verb)
to wish someone, to express a greeting or a farewell;
e.g. It is polite to bid someone good morning when you see first them at the beginning of a new day.
(verb)
(old, literary) broadly, to tell someone to do something, for example to invite them to come somewhere or to give them an order or command;
e.g. She will soon bid us enter her office. I heard him bid them not to disturb him.
(noun)
an offer to pay a particular price when buying something, or an offer to provide goods or services for a particular price;
e.g. I made a generous bid for the beautiful painting at the auction. The company made a bid for the contract.
(noun)
an attempt to achieve something, an effort made to do something;
e.g. She made a final bid to win the race before finishing in second place.
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