- An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a
sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for
something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.
3 . Bid
[ v. t.]
- To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to
pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a
certain price, as for work to be done under a contract). - To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a
threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning,
farewell, etc. - To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. - To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. - To invite; to call in; to request to come. - To pray. - To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.
Meaning of 'bid' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . bid
[ n]
Meaning (1): - an attempt to get something
Example in sentence:
he made a bid to gain attention;
they made a futile play for power
2 . bid
[ v]
Meaning (2): - invoke upon
Example in sentence:
bid farewell;
wish you a nice evening
Meaning (3): - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
Example in sentence:
He called his trump
Meaning (4): - make a serious effort to attain something
Example in sentence:
His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
Meaning (5): - ask for or request earnestly
Example in sentence:
The prophet bid all people to become good persons
Meaning (6): - propose a payment
Example in sentence:
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
Asked to bid/offer Asked to bid/offer used in context of general equities. Usually a seller (buyer) looking to aggressively sell (buy) stock, usually asking for a capital commitment from an investment bank.
Australian Stock Price Riskless Indexed Notes. Zero-coupon four-year bonds repayable at face value plus the percentage increase by which the Australian stock index of all ordinaries (common stocks) rises above a predefined level
Any-or-all bid Any-or-all bid often used in risk arbitrage. Takeover bid in which the acquirer offers to pay a set price for all outstanding shares of the target company, or any part thereof;
Object libido In psychoanalysis, object libido where libido is directed towards other objects rather than towards oneself as in narcissism.
Libido Libido can be defined as Freud's term for sexual energy, the driving force of human behaviour. In his later writings he used the term more diffusely
Co-occurring/Comorbidity Co-occurring/Comorbidity in general, the existence of two or more illnesses – whether physical or mental – at the same time in a single
Bid purchasing Bid purchasing is a policy of requesting bids from several vendors and selecting the most attractive one.
Bid price Bid price refers to the price that a dealer is willing to pay for (i.e., buy) a foreign exchange or a security.
Morbidity rate Morbidity rate is the incidence of death in a given population.
Bid and Ask Quotations Interbank quotations are given as a bid and ask (also referred to as offer). A bid is the price (i.e., exchange rate) in one currency at which a dealer will buy another currency.
Bidding Bidding is the practice of posting all job openings internally so that current employees may be allowed the opportunity to apply for vacant positions prior to