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bid in

bid in verb: to bid a higher price on one's own property than anyone else at an auction, in order to either secure the item or to raise the final price.

Verb

bid in (third-person singular simple present bids in, present participle bidding in, simple past and past participle bid in)

  1. (auctions) To bid a higher price on one's own property than anyone else at an auction, in order to either secure the item or to raise the final price.

Forms of bid in

third-person singular presentbids in
present participlebidding in
past participlebid in
pastbid in

Questions about bid in

What does bid in mean?
Bid in means to bid a higher price on one's own property than anyone else at an auction, in order to either secure the item or to raise the final price.
What part of speech is bid in?
Bid in is a verb.
What is the past tense of bid in?
The past tense of bid in is bid in.

Words near bid in in the dictionary

  1. bid defiance to
  2. bid down
  3. bid fair
  4. bid hook
  5. bid hooks
  6. bid in
  7. bid off
  8. bid one's time
  9. bid price
  10. bid prices
  11. bid rigging

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