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UNDERBID (underbidding)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected form: underbidding  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does underbid mean? 

UNDERBID (verb)
  The verb UNDERBID has 3 senses:

1. bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrantsplay

2. bid lower than a competing bidderplay

3. bid too lowplay

  Familiarity information: UNDERBID used as a verb is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNDERBID (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they underbid  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it underbids  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: underbid  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: underbid  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: underbidding  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "underbid" is one way to...):

bid; call (make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Bid lower than a competing bidder

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "underbid" is one way to...):

bid; offer; tender (propose a payment)

Domain category:

auction; auction sale; vendue (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

outbid (bid higher than others)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Bid too low

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "underbid" is one way to...):

bid; offer; tender (propose a payment)

Domain category:

auction; auction sale; vendue (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

overbid (bid more than the object is worth)


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