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bid
/bɪd/
Definition
1
An offer, usually of money, made at an auction or in response to a tender, to buy something at a specified price.
2
An attempt or effort to achieve or secure something.
3
In card games like bridge, a player's declaration of the number of tricks they intend to win.
4
To make such an offer or attempt; or, to command or invite (archaic usage).
Examples
He placed a cheeky bid of one dollar on the antique vase that resembled his grandma's favorite spittoon.
The startup made a bold bid to revolutionize breakfast with glow-in-the-dark cereal.
In bridge, her aggressive bid turned the game into a high-stakes therapy session for the opponents.
She bid adieu to her ex by donating his entire wardrobe to the thrift store.