offer vs bid

offer and bid both are nouns.

offer and bid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
offer	Yes	No	Yes	No
bid	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

offer: something offered (as a proposal or bid)
bid: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

Other hyponyms of offer include contract offer, marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal, proposal of marriage, proposition, counteroffer, tender, prospectus, tender offer, reward, rights issue, rights offering, special, olive branch, peace offering, twofer.

As verbs, offer and bid are synonyms defined as:

offer and bid: propose a payment

Other synonyms of offer include tender.

offer (noun)	bid (noun)
a usually brief attempt	an attempt to get something
something offered (as a proposal or bid)	a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
the verbal act of offering	(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

offer (verb)	bid (verb)
put forward for consideration	ask someone in a friendly way to do something
threaten to do something	invoke upon
ask (someone) to marry you	ask for or request earnestly
produce or introduce on the stage	propose a payment
present for acceptance or rejection	make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
propose a payment	make a serious effort to attain something
give something useful or necessary to
make available for sale
offer verbally
make available; provide
agree freely
mount or put up
present as an act of worship

Difference between offer and bid

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