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(ō′vər bid′; for n. ō′vər bid′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb overbid, overbidding

to outbid (another person)
to bid more than the worth of (a thing, as one's hand in bridge)

noun

a higher or excessive bid

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verb o·ver·bid, o·ver·bid·den (-bĭdˈn) or o·ver·bid, o·ver·bid·ding, o·ver·bids

verb, transitive

To outbid (a person) for something, as at an auction.
Games To bid more than the value of (one's hand in bridge, for example).

verb, intransitive

To bid higher than the actual value of something.

noun (ōˈvər-bĭdˌ)

A bid higher than another bid.

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oˌver·bidˈder noun

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