English Explanatory Dictionary

overbid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
  2. To outbid.
  3. To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
noun
  1. An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
  2. The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of overbide

Pronunciation

ō'və-bĭdʹ /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbid (verb).wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbid (noun).wav ō'vər-bĭdʹ /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/ ōʹvə-bĭd' /ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/ ōʹvər-bĭd' /ˈoʊvɚˌbɪd/

Word forms

overbid overbids overbidding

Etymology

From over- + bid.

Derived words

overbidder
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