Outbid

//aʊtˈbɪd// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction. transitive

    "Bengal outbidded those of Delhi; instead of searching for khalifahs for obtaining recognition, Sultan Sikandar Shah himself took the title .of Imam ul-Azam and Khalifat-ul-Muazzam."

  2. 2
    bid higher than others wordnet
  3. 3
    bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled wordnet

Synonyms

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bargainbeat downbidcheapendickerhaggle

Example

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"Ziri outbid everyone at the auction."

Etymology

From out- + bid.

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