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Definition of Outbid
1. Verb. Bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled.
2. Verb. Bid higher than others.
Generic synonyms: Bid, Offer, Tender
Antonyms: Underbid
Definition of Outbid
1. v. t. To exceed or surpass in bidding.
Definition of Outbid
1. Verb. To bid more than somebody else in an auction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outbid
1. to bid higher than [v -BID, -BIDDEN, -BIDDING, -BIDS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outbid
Literary usage of Outbid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chitty's Index to All the Reported Cases Decided in the Several Courts of by Edward Chitty (1888)
"A person coming in to open biddings must pay the costs of the former purchaser,
and is not entitled to any reimbursement in the event of his being outbid. ..."
2. A Gift for Muslim Women by Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Ilāhī (2001)
"To outbid another: * The second instruction is: Do not outbid another buyer.
This is a very common practice in the ..."
3. The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson (1893)
"... Vote—A Political Dutch Auction—The Radicals outbid the Tories—Release of Mr.
Parnell and the Suspects—The Kilmainham Treaty—Victory of Mr. ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1880)
"Hoffmann outbid their English rivals ; though Mr. Addington succeeded in adding
several choice pieces to his cabinet, and the fine crown-piece of Charles IL ..."
5. Ireland by Emily Lawless, Arthur Bronson (1908)
"Flood tried to outbid Grattan by pushing the concessions won from England in the
moment of her difficulty yet further, and by making use of the volunteers ..."
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