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Definition of Bid
Pronunciation: bĭd | v. t. | 1. | | | 1. | To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract). | | 2. | To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc. | | 3. | To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. | | 4. | To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. | | 5. | To invite; to call in; to request to come. | | imp. & p. | 1. | imp. & p. p. of Bid. | | n. | 1. | An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered. | | v. i. | 1. | To pray. | | 2. | To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take. |
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