bid vs pre-empt

pre-empt vs bid

bid and pre-empt both are nouns.

bid is a verb but pre-empt is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bid	Yes	No	Yes	No
pre-empt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pre-empt is a hyponym of bid; that is, pre-empt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bid:

bid: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
pre-empt: a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

Other hyponyms of bid include contract, declaration, takeout, overbid, overcall, preempt, preemptive bid.

bid (noun)	pre-empt (noun)
an attempt to get something	a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
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)	pre-empt (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
invoke upon
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 pre-empt

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