- bid
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 offer of a sum of money to buy sthADJECTIVE▪ high▪
The highest bid was only $200.
▪ low▪ opening, starting▪ final▪ competing▪ winning▪ sealed▪ competitive▪ cashVERB + BID▪ make, place, put in, submit▪He made a cash bid for the company.
▪ withdraw▪ call for, invite, solicit (AmE)▪They have invited bids for the property.
▪ get, receive▪ increase, raise▪ accept▪ rejectBID + NOUN▪ price▪ processPREPOSITION▪ bid by, bid from▪a $24 million bid by a rival company
▪ bid for▪a bid for the chair
▪ bid of▪a bid of £100
▪ bid on (AmE)▪I placed a bid on a repossessed Ferrari.
2 attemptADJECTIVE▪ successful▪ failed, unsuccessful▪ strong▪The party made a strong bid to seize power at the ballot box.
▪ serious▪ desperate▪ first▪ final▪ comeback▪ election, re-election▪ gubernatorial (AmE), presidential▪ Olympic▪ hostile, takeover (both business)VERB + BID▪ launch, make, mount (esp. BrE)▪A German company launched a takeover bid for the company.
▪ succeed in, win▪ fail in, lose▪They failed in their bid to buy the company.
▪ support▪College presidents supported his bid for the position.
▪ rejectBID + VERB▪ succeed (esp. BrE)▪ failPREPOSITION▪ in a/the bid▪He attacked his guards in a desperate bid for freedom.
▪ bid by▪a bid by the president to boost his popularity
▪ bid for▪This play was her last bid for recognition.
PHRASES▪ a bid for freedom▪ a bid for power▪ a bid to escape{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 offer money for sthPREPOSITION▪ against▪Two dealers bid against each other for the table.
▪ for▪She bid $10 000 for the painting.
2 offer to do workADVERB▪ successfully▪ competitivelyPREPOSITION▪ for (BrE)▪We have successfully bid for the contract.
▪ on (AmE)▪We have successfully bid on the contract.
Bid is used with these nouns as the object: ↑farewell
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
