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bids

/bɪdz/
Meanings
  • Noun or Verb

    An offer made to buy or sell something at a specified price.

    - "The highest bid in the auction was $50,000."
    - "I placed the winning bid on the antique vase."
    - "The seller accepted the buyer's bid and the deal was made."
  • Noun

    A proposal or suggestion.

    - "He made a bid for peace between the warring factions."
    - "The committee made a bid to the city council for the construction project."
    - "The politician made a bid for the voter's support."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with bids
rides , hides , tides , ides
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Bids (English) : An offer to buy or sell something at a specified price.

  2. Bids (English) : A proposal or suggestion.

  3. Bedes (English) : To ask for something earnestly; to pray.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Bids (English) : An offer to buy or sell something at a specified price.

  2. Bids (English) : A proposal or suggestion.

  3. Bedes (English) : To ask for something earnestly; to pray.

Variants
List of all variants of bids that leads to same result
bade , bade fair , bid , bid fair , bidden , bidden fair , bidder , bidders , bidding , bidding fair , bids , bids fair , bid up , bidding up , bids up , counter-bid , counter-bidding , counter-bids , counterbid , counterbidding , counterbids
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

bids (plural noun), bid (singular noun or verb), bidder (noun)

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'biddan' meaning 'to ask, to pray'. It is related to the Old Norse 'bjóða' and the German 'bieten', all meaning 'to offer'.

Trivia
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  1. The highest bid in an auction is also known as the 'hammer price'.

  2. The word 'auction' comes from the Latin word 'auctus', meaning 'increased'.

  3. In ancient Rome, slaves were sold at public auctions called 'subjudice'.

  4. The term 'bid' is also used in poker to describe a player's bet or offer.

Related Concepts
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  1. Auction: A sale in which goods or services are sold to the highest bidder.

  2. Bidder: A person who makes a bid in an auction.

  3. Tender (offer): A formal offer to sell goods or services, often used in business and construction contracts.

Culture
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In literature, bids have been used to describe the intense competition and drama of auctions. In art, bids have been depicted as a symbol of commerce and the exchange of goods. In music, the term 'bid' is used in jazz to describe an improvised solo or 'bid' for the lead.

How to Memorize "bids"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a group of people in a room bidding on an item, each raising their hand or paddle with the number they are willing to pay.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bid' with the image of a gavel coming down to signify the acceptance of the highest offer in an auction.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Big Elephants Don't Idle Slowly' to remember the definition of 'bids': Big = Bids (offers), Elephants = Highest, Don't = Don't accept lower offers, Idle = Idle (waiting for offers), Slowly = Slowly (not in a rush to accept an offer).

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