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outbid

[out-bid]

verb (used with object), -bid, -bid·den or -bid, -bid·ding.

to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder).

Origin:
1580–90; out- + bid

Related forms

out·bid·der, noun

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outbid (ˌaʊtˈbɪd)

—vb , -bids, -bidding, -bid, -bidden, -bid
	(tr) to bid higher than; outdo in bidding

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