Bid
Pronunciation: bĭd
| v. t. | 1. | ||||||||||
| 1. | To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract). | ||||||||||
| 2. | To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; | ||||||||||
| 3. | To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. | ||||||||||
| 4. | To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. | ||||||||||
| 5. | To invite; to call in; to request to come.
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| imp. & p. | 1. | ||||||||||
| n. | 1. | An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered. | |||||||||
| v. i. | 1. | To pray. | |||||||||
| 2. | To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take. | ||||||||||
| Noun | 1. |  bid - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| 2. | bid - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" Synonyms: play | |
| 3. | bid - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price Synonyms: tender | |
| 4. | bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make Synonyms: bidding | |
| Verb | 1. | bid - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
| 2. | bid - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" Synonyms: wish | |
| 3. | bid - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" | |
| 4. | bid - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" Synonyms: call | |
| 5. | bid - make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" | |
| 6. | bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something Synonyms: invite |
BID, contracts. A bid is an offer to pay a specified price for an article about to be sold at auction. The bidder has a right to withdraw his bid at any time before it is accepted, which acceptance is generally manifested by knocking down the hammer. 3 T. R. 148; Hardin's Rep. 181; Sugd. Vend. 29; Babington on Auct. 30, 42; or the bid may be withdrawn by implication. 6 Penn. St. R. 486; 8, Id. 408. Vide 0@ffer.
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