Bid | Mean of bid in English Dictionary

/ˈbɪd/

• Verb
• to offer to pay (a particular amount of money) for something that is being sold
1. I'll bid $100 for/on the lamp but no higher.
2. The auctioneer said, “What am I bid [=offered] for this lamp?”
3. He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500.
4. She bid for/on a desk and a chair.
5. The two brothers bid against each other for the same chair. [=they each tried to buy the chair by repeatedly making higher bids than the other one had made]
• to offer to do work for a particular price
1. Several local companies are bidding for the same job.
2. His company bid on the snow removal contract.
• to say how many points you are trying to win in a card game
1. He bid two.
2. He bid and I passed.

• to order or command (someone) to do something
1. We did as we were bid/bidden.
2. She bid/bade them enter. [=told them to come in]
• to express (greetings or good wishes) to (someone)
1. They bade me farewell. = They bade farewell to me. [=they said goodbye to me]
2. She bid him good day.
• to seem likely
1. a movie that bids fair to become a big hit [=a movie that will probably be very successful]
• to raise the price of (something that is being sold) by repeatedly offering more money than other people
1. Several antique dealers bid up the best lots to shut out less experienced bidders.
2. Investors quickly bid stock prices up to record levels.
• Noun
• an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something
1. Bids for the painter's work have been quite high at recent auctions.
2. She had the highest bid.
3. He made a bid of $100 for the painting.
4. He made the opening bid.
• an offer to do a job for a particular price
1. The company is accepting bids for the renovation project.
• an attempt to win, get, or do something
1. The company is facing a takeover bid. [=someone is trying to gain control of the company by buying most of its stock]
2. Two convicts made a dramatic bid for freedom but were soon recaptured.
3. They made a strong bid for the championship.
4. a bid for power/reelection
5. They failed in their bid to close the school.
• a statement of how many points a player is trying to win in a card game