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bid
noun [C] (OFFER) /bɪd/Definition
C2 an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is for sale: I made a bid of $150 for the painting. She made/put in a bid of £69,000 for the flat, which was accepted.Buying C1 an offer to do something when you are competing with other people to do it: [+ to infinitive] Sydney made a successful bid to host the Olympic Games. I gave the job to the contractors who made/gave the lowest bid (= who offered to do the work for the lowest amount of money).Competing and contending (non-sporting)Competing in sport
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SMART Thesaurus: Competing and contending (non-sporting)
Synonyms and related words:
- bid verb (OFFER)
- challenge noun (INVITATION)
- competition noun
- competitive adjective
- contend verb (COMPETE)
- contender noun
- contest verb (ATTEMPT)
- contest verb (COMPETE)
- contestant noun (ATTEMPT)
- give sb a run for their money idiom
- go in for sth phrasal verb (COMPETE)
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- play sb/sth off against sb/sth phrasal verb
- rival verb
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- showing noun (PERFORMANCE)
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