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bid(2) (iou)



bid verb. . OE.

I. Senses chiefly from Old English biddan.
verb trans. & intrans. Ask pressingly, beg, entreat, pray. Long obsolete exc. in bid a bead (see BEAD noun 1), bidding-prayer (see BIDDING noun), etc. (which are now usu. understood in Other senses of the verb). OE.
verb trans. Command, enjoin, order, tell. (Foll. by inf., cl.) Now dial. & literary. OE.
E. A. Freeman The two Earls were..bidden to be diligent. L. M. Montgomery Just you go and do as I bid you. W. H. Auden Good Captain, bid the drums be silent.
verb trans. Ask to come, invite. arch. & dial. ME.
J. Baret I was bidde to an Other place to dinner. Bible (AV): Zephaniah 1:7 He hath bid his ghests. Tennyson I made a feast; I bad him come.
verb trans. Say, express, welcome, farewell, good morning, etc., (to). (Orig. with some sense of invocation or wishing.) ME.
II. Senses chiefly from Old English beodan.
verb trans. Proclaim, declare, announce. arch. OE.
Pope The herald..To bid the banquet interrupts their play. Southey At this late hour, When even I shall bid a truce to thought.
verb trans. Offer (esp. as a challenge). obsolete exc. in bid defiance and in spec. senses. OE.
bid a person base: see BASE noun2.
T. Fuller Whom he bade battle, and got the day.
b. verb intrans. bid fair, offer a reasonable prospect (for), seem likely (to do). M17.
verb trans. Offer (a certain price, for). ME.
S. Johnson [They] bade her half the price she asked. Oxford English Dictionary Who bids five shillings for this lot?
b. verb intrans. Offer a price (for); make an offer at a stated price, make a tender; fig. try (for, to do). E17.
bid against compete with in bidding. bid up raise in price by successive bids.
R. B. Sheridan I stood a chance of..being knocked down without being bid for. G. B. Shaw We all bid for admiration without the least intention of earning it. E. Huxley A paunchy Jew tries to auction sheets and bedspreads; no one bids.
Cards.
a. verb intrans. Make a bid. L19.
R. Dahl The girl badly overestimated her partner's hand and bid six spades. fig.: A. J. P. Taylor In trying to remain a World Power in all spheres, the British people..were bidding above their strength.
b. verb trans. Make a bid of (a specified number), in (a specified suit), or as the holder of (a given hand). L19.
Comb.: bid-ale an Entertainment or celebration to which a General invitation was given; bidstand a highwayman.

Ground Floor (money)


Definition: First stage of a new venture or market.