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bid vs outbid

outbid vs bid

bid is a noun but outbid is not a noun.

bid and outbid both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bid Yes No Yes No
outbid No No Yes No
As verbs, outbid is a hyponym of bid; that is, outbid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bid:
  • bid: propose a payment
  • outbid: bid higher than others
Other hyponyms of bid include by-bid, subscribe, overbid, underbid, underbid.
As verbs, outbid is a hyponym of bid; that is, outbid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bid:
  • bid: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  • outbid: bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
Other hyponyms of bid include raise, double, outcall, underbid, overbid, preempt.
bid (noun) outbid (noun)
an attempt to get something
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bid (verb) outbid (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something bid higher than others
invoke upon bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
ask for or request earnestly
propose a payment
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
make a serious effort to attain something
Difference between bid and outbid

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