bid
An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of workAn offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
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» I suggest that we hold off on making a decision until all bids are in.
Я предлагаю повременить с принятием решения, пока не получены все предложения. — Squaw
Я пропоную почекати з прийняттям рішення, поки не отримані всі пропозиції. — Squaw
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Examples
47 sentencesI suggest that we hold off on making a decision until all bids are in.
Я пропоную почекати з прийняттям рішення, поки не отримані всі пропозиції. — Squaw
ruЯ предлагаю повременить с принятием решения, пока не получены все предложения. — Squaw
Did you get a lot of bids?
Tom and Mary bid each other farewell.
Meaning
5 sensesAn offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
His bid was $35,000.
The company tendered a bid for a lucrative transport contract.
Gebot
предлага́емая цена́predlagájemaja cená, зая́вкаzajávka, ста́вкаstávka
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.
She put in her bid for the presidency.
Bestrebung, Streben, Bewerbung
попыткаpopytka
A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
Nice bid!
More meanings 2
A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
I can’t stand this new bid I’m on, even if the mileage is better.
(slang)A prison sentence.
- an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- an attempt to get something
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Origin
From Middle English beden, from Old English bēodan (“to offer, announce”), from Proto-GermFrom Middle English beden, from Old English bēodan (“to offer, announce”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”). Conflated with Old English biddan (“to ask, demand”) (see Etymology 1 above). Compare Low German bieden, beden, Dutch bieden, German bieten, Danish byde, Norwegian Bokmål by. More at bede.
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