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Bid
/bɪd/
To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially in an auction or to try to win a job by proposing a specific cost or plan.
Synonyms:
offer
propose
tender
proffer
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
As Stasia and I left, Ignatz
bade
us good morning.
"Yes, priest, I will go if my father
bids
me.
I wrote as
bidden
.
Etymology:
The word originates from Old English
biddan,
meaning to ask or to command, but evolved to mean offer in commercial contexts by the 12th century.
Usage Statistics:
15 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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