underbid
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un·der·bid
(ŭn′dər-bĭd′)v. un·der·bid, un·der·bid·ding, un·der·bids
v.tr.
1. To bid lower than (a competitor).
2. Games To bid less than the full value of (one's hand) in bridge.
v.intr.
To make an unnecessarily low bid.
un′der-bid′ n.
un′der·bid′der n.
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underbid
(ˌʌndəˈbɪd)vb (tr) , -bids, -bidding or -bid
1. (Commerce) to submit a bid lower than that of (others): Irena underbid the other dealers.
2. (Commerce) to submit an excessively low bid for
3. (Bridge) bridge to make a bid that will win fewer tricks than is justified by the strength of the hand: he underbid his hand.
ˈunderˌbidder n
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un•der•bid
(ˌʌn dərˈbɪd)v. -bid, -bid•ding. v.t.
1. to bid less than (another bid) or less than the bid of (another bidder), esp. in seeking a contract.
2. to bid less than the value or worth of (a contract or hand) at cards.
v.i. 3. to bid lower than another, esp. too low to gain something.
[1585–95]
un′der•bid`der, n.
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underbid
Past participle: underbid
Gerund: underbidding
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Verb | 1. | underbid - bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants |
2. | underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder outbid - bid higher than others | |
3. | underbid - bid too low overbid - bid more than the object is worth |
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underbid
[ˈʌndəˈbɪd] (underbade or underbid (pt) (underbidden or underbid (pp)))Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005