outbid

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ bid.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈoutbid/

Verb

outbid (third-person singular simple present outbids, present participle outbidding, simple past and past participle outbid)

1. To bid more than somebody else in an auction.

Translations

To bid more than somebody else

Dutch: overbieden (nl) German: überbieten Latin: adiciō (la) Polish: przelicytować perf, przelicytowywać imperf

Portuguese: fazer um lance maior que outros participantes, em leilão, concorrência ou licitação Romanian: a supralicita

References

• outbid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• outbid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913