- two-bid
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Weak two bid — The Weak two bid is a common treatment used in the game of contract bridge, where a jump bid of two of a suit signifies a weak hand with a long suit. It is a form of preemptive bid. Most often, the term refers to an opening bid; there is also a… … Wikipedia
Strong two bid — A strong two bid is an opening bid of 2 of a suit. They are natural bids, used to show a hand that is too strong to open at the 1 level (more than about 21 points). This was commonly used in the early days of bridge, but nearly all players use… … Wikipedia
Bid Euchre — Origin United States Alternative name(s) Hoss, Pfeffer, Fifer … Wikipedia
Bid whist — is a variant, played in the United States, of the classic card game, whist. As indicated by the name, bid whist adds a bidding element to the game that is not present in classic whist. It is generally accepted that the game of bridge came from… … Wikipedia
Bid rigging — is an illegal agreement between two or more competitors. It is a form of collusion, which is illegal in most countries. It is a form of price fixing and market allocation, and it involves an agreement in which one party of a group of bidders will … Wikipedia
bid-rigging — ˈbid ˌrigging noun [uncountable] 1. LAW COMMERCE a type of fraud in which businesses that are competing against each other for a contract secretly make arrangements with each other in order to get advantages for themselves, for example by… … Financial and business terms
Bid-to-Cover Ratio — is a ratio used to express the demand for a particular security during offerings and auctions. In general, it is used for shares, bonds, and other securities. It is computed in two ways: the number of bids received divided by the number of bids… … Wikipedia
bid rigging — UK US noun [U] LAW ► illegal behaviour by companies that are competing for work in which they make a secret agreement, for example to increase their prices or to share the work, in order that they both gain financially: »The Office of Fair… … Financial and business terms
bid — (v.) probably a merger of two old words: The sense in bid farewell is from O.E. biddan to ask, entreat, pray, beseech; order; beg (class V strong verb, past tense bæd, past participle beden), from P.Gmc. *bidjan to pray, entreat (Cf. Ger. bitten… … Etymology dictionary
Bid tv — Infobox TV channel name = bid tv logofile = Bid tv logo.png logosize = logoalt = launch = October, 2000 share = 0.1% share as of = June 2008 share source = [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti] owner = sit up… … Wikipedia
