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Webster 1913 Edition


Outbid

Out-bid′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Outbid
or
Outbade
([GREEK]);
p. p.
Outbid
or
Outbidden
([GREEK]);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Outbidding
.]
To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price.
Prevent the greedy, and
outbid
the bold.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Outbid

OUTBID'

,
Verb.
T.
To bid more than another; to offer a higher price.
For Indian spices, for Peruvian gold, prevent the greedy and outbid the bold.

Definition 2024


outbid

outbid

English

Verb

outbid (third-person singular simple present outbids, present participle outbidding, simple past outbid, past participle outbid or outbidden)

  1. (transitive) To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.

Translations

References

  • outbid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • outbid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913