Bid Company Bɪd Takeover Highest Mounted Hostile Auction

• granada mounted a hostile takeover bid for forte.
• at the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200.
• any more bids?
• the company submitted a bid for the contract to clean the hospital.

bid

1. an offer by a person or a company to pay a particular amount of money for something
• Granada mounted a hostile takeover bid for Forte.
• At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200.
• Any more bids?
2. an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc.
• synonym tender
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• The company submitted a bid for the contract to clean the hospital.
3. an effort to do something or to obtain something
• a bid for power
• a desperate bid to escape from his attackers
4. a statement of the number of points a player thinks he or she will win

Extra Examples

• A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
• College presidents supported his bid for the position.
• He attacked his guards in a desperate bid for freedom.
• He made a cash bid for the company.
• I placed a bid on a repossessed Ferrari.
• The highest bid was only $200.
• The party made a strong bid to seize power at the ballot box.
• They failed in their bid to buy the company.
• They have invited bids for the property.
• This play was her last bid for recognition.
• a $24 million bid by a rival company
• a bid by the president to boost his popularity
• a bid for the chair
• a bid of £100
• At the auction , the highest bid for the picture was £200 000.
• The company mounted a hostile takeover bid for its rival.
• a bid on the contract