Outbid (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Bid higher than others.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She outbid several serious collectors to take home the rare artifact at the auction.
- The determined buyer managed to outbid the competition with a final offer of $10 million for the luxury mansion.
- In the heated negotiations, the rival company was outbid by a surprise contender with a significantly higher bid.
- After several rounds of intense bidding, the young entrepreneur successfully outbid her competitors to secure the funding for her startup.
- The wealthy investor made a last-minute bid to outbid the other interested parties and secure the prime piece of real estate.