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Nov 23, 2009
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o•ver•bid



Pronunciation: (
—v.ō"vur-bid';
—n.ō'vur-bid"), [key]
—v., -bid, -bid•ding,
—n.

—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.

—v.i.
to bid more than the actual value or worth: a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.

—n.
a higher bid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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