Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbid

/aʊtˈbɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: out-bid
IPA: /aʊtˈbɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Bengal outbidded those of Delhi; instead of searching for khalifahs for obtaining recognition, Sultan Sikandar Shah himself took the title .of Imam ul-Azam and Khalifat-ul-Muazzam."
"You must understand that there are people who strive and save their whole lives to acquire something, and when they are simply outbidded or outfoxed by me, it is not taken with a delicate smile."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English bid English outbid From out- + bid.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outbids (present, singular) outbidding (participle, present) outbidded (past) outbidded (participle, past) outbidden (participle, past)

Derived Forms

outbidder

Rhymes With

did kid mid id rid bid madrid it'd grid amid lid hid

Questions

How do you pronounce outbid?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈbɪd/.
What does outbid mean?: To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.
Where does outbid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English bid English outbid From out- + bid.

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