to bid for sth
1bid — An expression indicating a desire to buy a commodity at a given price, opposite of offer. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The request to buy a futures contract at a specified price; the opposite of offer. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary bid or …
2bid — bid1 W3 [bıd] n 1.) an offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an ↑auction bid for ▪ They put in a bid for the house. ▪ the person who places the highest bid ▪ We ve made a bid of nearly £400m for the company. ▪ A takeover… …
3bid — 1 noun (C) 1 an offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction 1 (+ for): They put in the highest bid for the house. 2 an offer to do work or provide services for a specific price (+ for): rival bids for the cleaning… …
4bid — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 offer of a sum of money to buy sth ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ The highest bid was only $200. ▪ low ▪ opening, starting ▪ …
5Takeover Bid — The initial offer by a predator company for another. The bid can be in cash, shares or a combination. Bids usually have a closing date for acceptance. The bid can be hostile (without the acceptance or cooperation of the target company), or… …
6cash bid — ➔ bid1 * * * cash bid UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a takeover bid (= an attempt by one company to buy another company) in which shareholders in the company being taken over are offered cash for their shares: make/launch a cash bid (for sth) »The… …
7bid sth up — UK US bid sth up Phrasal Verb with bid({{}}/bɪd/ verb (past tense and past participle bid) ► if several people bid something up, they cause the price of it to rise by each offering to pay more for it: »Multimillionaires often sit across the table …
8turn sb/sth down — UK US turn sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with turn({{}}/tɜːn/ verb [I or T] ► to refuse an offer, a job, or a request: »The rival energy company s bid of 640p a share was turned down. turn sb down for sth »He was turned down for the job because of… …
9turn sth down — UK US turn sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with turn({{}}/tɜːn/ verb [I or T] ► to refuse an offer, a job, or a request: »The rival energy company s bid of 640p a share was turned down. turn sb down for sth »He was turned down for the job because of… …
10what am I bid? — what am I ˈbid? idiom used by an ↑auctioneer when he or she is selling sth • What am I bid for this vase? Main entry: ↑bididiom …
