what am I bid?

what am I bid?
what am I ˈbid? idiom
used by an auctioneer when he or she is selling sth

What am I bid for this vase?

Main entry:bididiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bid — bid1 W3 [bıd] n 1.) an offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an ↑auction bid for ▪ They put in a bid for the house. ▪ the person who places the highest bid ▪ We ve made a bid of nearly £400m for the company. ▪ A takeover… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bid — 1 noun (C) 1 an offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction 1 (+ for): They put in the highest bid for the house. 2 an offer to do work or provide services for a specific price (+ for): rival bids for the cleaning… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bid shielding — n. The practice of placing a low bid in an online auction and having a second person enter a bid that is high enough to discourage other bidders. At the last second, the high bid is retracted and the low bid wins. Example Citations: While online… …   New words

  • bid — 1 / bid/ vb bid, bid·ding vt: to offer (a price) for payment or acceptance vi: to make a bid: state what one will pay or take in payment a contractor bidding for a job bid·der n bid 2 …   Law dictionary

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  • bid-rigging — This is when companies agree the outcome of a tender process amongst themselves either by deciding in advance which company will bid, who will bid the best price or what the tender price should be. Bid rigging is strictly prohibited under… …   Law dictionary

  • bid rigging — This is when companies agree the outcome of a tender process amongst themselves either by deciding in advance which company will bid, who will bid the best price or what the tender price should be. Bid rigging is strictly prohibited under… …   Law dictionary

  • Bid — Bid, v. i. [See {Bid}, v. t.] 1. To pray. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • What Men Live By — is a short story written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1885. It is one of the short stories included in his collaboration called What Men Live By, and other tales published in 1885. The collaboration also included the written pieces The Three… …   Wikipedia

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