outbid

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ bid.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʊtˈbɪd/

Verb

outbid (third-person singular simple present outbids, present participle outbidding, simple past outbid, past participle outbid or outbidden)

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

Translations

To bid more than somebody else

Dutch: overbieden (nl)
French: surenchérir (fr)
Galician: poxar
German: überbieten (de)
Ido: superaucionar

Latin: adiciō (la)
Polish: przelicytować pf, przelicytowywać impf
Portuguese: fazer um lance maior que outros participantes, em leilão, concorrência ou licitação
Romanian: supralicita (ro)

References

outbid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
outbid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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