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1  [bid] verb, bade or (Archaic) bad for 1, 2, 5, 6, 13 or bid for 3, 4, 7, 14, 15; bid⋅den or bid for 1, 2, 5, 6, 13 or bid for 3, 4, 7, 14; bid⋅ding; noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to command; order; direct: to bid them depart.
2. to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night.
3. Commerce. to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge: They bid $25,000 and got the contract.
4. Cards. to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit): to bid two no-trump.
5. to summon by invitation; invite.
–verb (used without object)
6. to command; order; direct: I will do as you bid.
7. to make a bid: She bid at the auction for the old chair.
–noun
8. an act or instance of bidding.
9. Cards.
a. an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks.
b. the amount of such an offer.
c. the turn of a person to bid.
10. an invitation: a bid to join the club.
11. an attempt to attain some goal or purpose: a bid for election.
12. Also called bid price. Stock Exchange. the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment.
—Idioms
13. bid fair. fair 1 (def. 30).
14. bid in, Commerce. to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.
15. bid up, Commerce. to increase the market price of by increasing bids.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME bidden, OE biddan to beg, ask; c. OFris bidda, OS biddian, OHG bittan (G bitten), ON bithja, Goth bidjan; all < Gmc *bid-ja- (< IE *bhidh-) command, akin to Gk peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, E bide

Related forms:
bidder, noun

Synonyms:
1. charge; require, enjoin. 3. offer, tender, proffer. 8. offer, proposal; proffer.
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Word Origin & History

bid 
merger of two words. Bid farewell is from O.E. biddan "to beg, ask, demand" (class V strong verb, past tense bæd, past participle beden), from P.Gmc. *bithjan (cf. Ger. bitten "to ask"), from PIE base *bhidh- "command, persuade, trust" (cf. Gk. peithein "to persuade," pistis "faith;" L. fidere "to trust," foedus "compact, treaty," O.C.S. beda "need"). A bid at an auction, meanwhile, is from O.E. beodan "offer, proclaim" (class II strong verb; p.t. bead, p.p. boden), from P.Gmc. *biudanan "to stretch out, reach out, offer, present," (cf. Ger. bieten "to offer"), from PIE base *bh(e)udh- "to offer, present" (cf. Skt. bodhati "is awake, is watchful, observes," buddhah "awakened, enlightened;" O.C.S. bljudo "to observe;" Lith. budeti "to be awake;" O.Ir. buide "contentment, thanks").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Bid Price

The price a buyer is willing to pay for a security.

Investopedia Commentary

Just like the term implies, this is an investor's offer to buy a security.

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Financial Dictionary

bid

  1. The price that a potential buyer is willing to pay for a security. Compare ask. See also best bid.

  2. An offer to purchase something.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bid
Function: noun
1 : the act of one who bids
2 a : a statement of what one will pay for something b : a statement of what one (as a contractor) will charge for something (as supplies or labor)
3 : an opportunity to bid
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bid
Function: abbreviation
Etymology: Latin bis in die twice a day
—used in writing prescriptions
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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