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bid

 
 
/bɪd/ noun [C]

Translation

ATTEMPT an attempt to achieve something
girişim, deneme, teşebbüs
a successful bid for re-election [+ to do sth] The council has banned cars from the city centre in a bid to reduce pollution.18421860
BUY an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something
fiyat teklifi, teklif, fiyat önerisi
I made a bid of $150 for the painting.2107
WORK an offer to do work for someone for a particular amount of money
bir iş için fiyat önerisi, götürü ücret teklifi
We put in a bid for the stadium contract.1426
(Definition of bid noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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