- an offer by a person or a company to pay a particular amount of money for something
- bid for something A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
- At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200.
- bid on something (North American English also) the highest bid on the picture
- Any more bids?
Extra ExamplesTopics Artb2, Shoppingb2, Businessb2- I placed a bid on a repossessed Ferrari.
- He made a cash bid for the company.
- They have invited bids for the property.
- They blocked a $24 million bid by a rival company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- opening
- …
- make
- place
- put in
- …
- price
- process
- bid by
- bid from
- bid for
- …
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- bid (for something) (North American English also) bid (on something) an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc. synonym tender
- The company submitted a bid for the contract to clean the hospital.
- (used especially in newspapers) an effort to do something or to obtain something
- bid for something a bid for power
- bid to do something a desperate bid to escape from his attackers
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1- He attacked his guards in a desperate bid for freedom.
- This play was her last bid for recognition.
- It was a bid by the president to boost his popularity.
- They failed in their bid to buy the company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- failed
- unsuccessful
- …
- launch
- make
- mount
- …
- succeed
- fail
- in a/the bid
- bid by
- bid for
- …
- a bid for freedom
- a bid for power
- a bid to escape
- …
- (in some card games) a statement of the number of points a player thinks they will win
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