Dictionary
o•ver•bid
Pronunciation: (
—v.ō"vur-bid';
—n.ō'vur-bid"), [key]
—v., -bid, -bid•ding,
—n.
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v.t.
1. to bid more than the value of (a thing):
to overbid one's cards.
2. to outbid:
She overbid him for the painting.
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v.i.
to bid more than the actual value or worth:
a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.
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n.
a higher bid.
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