overbid

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Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • (verb) enPR: ō'və-bĭdʹ, IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/
  • (noun) enPR: ōʹvə-bĭd', IPA: /ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/
• (America)
  • (verb) enPR: ō'vər-bĭdʹ, IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/
  • (noun) enPR: ōʹvər-bĭd', IPA: /ˈoʊvɚˌbɪd/

Verb

overbid (overbids, present participle overbidding; past overbid, past participle overbid)

1. (intransitive) To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
2. (transitive) To outbid.
3. (intransitive, card games) To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Noun

overbid (plural overbids)

1. An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
2. (card games) The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of overbide

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