overbid
/ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/
overbid verb: to make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price. Also the simple past and past participle of overbide.
Verb
overbid (third-person singular simple present overbids, present participle overbidding, simple past and past participle overbid)
Noun
IPA/ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/
overbid (plural overbids)
- An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
- The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Also used as
overbid is also the simple past and past participle of overbide.
Forms of overbid
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | overbids |
| present participle | overbidding |
| past participle | overbid |
| past | overbid |
| Noun | |
| plural | overbids |
Origin of overbid
From over- + bid.
Words formed from overbid
Words that rhyme with overbid
Questions about overbid
- What does overbid mean?
- Overbid means to make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
- What part of speech is overbid?
- Overbid can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce overbid?
- Overbid is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/.
- What is the past tense of overbid?
- The past tense of overbid is overbid.
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