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overbid

/ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
over-bid
IPA
/ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.

Intransitive verb

verb

To outbid.

Transitive verb

verb

To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Intransitive verb

noun

An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.

noun

The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

verb

simple past and past participle of overbide

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bid English overbid From over- + bid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overbids (present, singular) overbidding (participle, present) overbids (plural)

Derived Forms

overbidder

Synonyms

overcall

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce overbid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/.
What does overbid mean?
To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
Where does overbid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bid English overbid From over- + bid.

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