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Vinony

outbid

verb

  1. to offer a higher price than a rival bidder
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Pronunciation: /aʊtˈbɪd/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English bid English outbid From out- + bid.

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

    “Bengal outbidded those of Delhi; instead of searching for khalifahs for obtaining recognition, Sultan Sikandar Shah himself took the title .of Imam ul-Azam and Khalifat-ul-Muazzam.”

    “You must understand that there are people who strive and save their whole lives to acquire something, and when they are simply outbidded or outfoxed by me, it is not taken with a delicate smile.”