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overbid

verb
/ˌəʊvəˈbɪd//ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/

Etymology

From over- + bid.

  1. derived from *gʷʰedʰ-✻
  2. derived from *bidjaną✻
  3. derived from *biddjan✻
  4. derived from bidden
  5. prefixed as overbid — “over + bid”

Definitions

  1. To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.

  2. To outbid.

  3. To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.

    2. The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

    3. simple past and past participle of overbide

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Derived

overbidder

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