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underbid

/ˈʌndɚbˌɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-bid
IPA
/ˈʌndɚbˌɪd/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bid too low.

verb

To bid lower than another.

verb

To bid less than the full value of a hand of cards.

noun

A bid that is lower than another.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bid English underbid From under- + bid.

Inflected Forms

underbids (present, singular) underbidding (participle, present) underbids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce underbid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚbˌɪd/.
What does underbid mean?
To bid too low.
Where does underbid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bid English underbid From under- + bid.

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