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bid

[bid] / bɪd /
NOUN
offering of money or services
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance offer price proposal request suggestion
STRONG
amount declaration feeler hit invitation pass proffer proposition submission sum summons tender
Antonyms
STRONGEST
withdrawal
STRONG
denial refusal
NOUN
endeavor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attempt effort venture
STRONG
crack essay try
Antonyms
STRONGEST
laziness
VERB
offer money or services
Synonyms
STRONGEST
propose submit tender
STRONG
present proffer render venture
Antonyms
STRONG
take
VERB
say
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wish
STRONG
call greet tell
Antonyms
STRONG
listen
VERB
ask for; command
Synonyms
STRONGEST
invite solicit
STRONG
call charge demand desire direct enjoin instruct order proposition request require summon tell warn
WEAK
make a pass at make a pitch make a play for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reject
STRONG
answer listen not want reply

Example Sentences

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Pakistan is due to host talks between Iran and the United States in a bid to turn a fragile two-week ceasefire into a lasting end to a war that has roiled global energy markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

They were rejected by multiple Uber drivers and failed to flag down a black cab, before they began walking along the promenade in a bid to reach the ceremony on time.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Bill Ackman has his hands full: Raising billions for a new stock-picking fund; taking his $18 billion hedge-fund firm public; launching a bid he valued at over $60 billion for Universal Music Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Organon stock jumps on a report that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has submitted a binding $12 billion bid for the company.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I made my first bid for escape when I was eleven.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron