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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBID

overbid  [ˌəʊvəˈbɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overbid is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overbid in English.

WHAT DOES OVERBID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overbid in the English dictionary

The first definition of overbid in the dictionary is to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win. Other definition of overbid is to bid more than the value of. Overbid is also a bid higher than someone else's bid.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERBID

PRESENT

Present
I overbid
you overbid
he/she/it overbid
we overbid
you overbid
they overbid
Present continuous
I am overbidding
you are overbidding
he/she/it is overbidding
we are overbidding
you are overbidding
they are overbidding
Present perfect
I have overbid
you have overbid
he/she/it has overbid
we have overbid
you have overbid
they have overbid
Present perfect continuous
I have been overbidding
you have been overbidding
he/she/it has been overbidding
we have been overbidding
you have been overbidding
they have been overbidding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overbid
you overbid
he/she/it overbid
we overbid
you overbid
they overbid
Past continuous
I was overbidding
you were overbidding
he/she/it was overbidding
we were overbidding
you were overbidding
they were overbidding
Past perfect
I had overbid
you had overbid
he/she/it had overbid
we had overbid
you had overbid
they had overbid
Past perfect continuous
I had been overbidding
you had been overbidding
he/she/it had been overbidding
we had been overbidding
you had been overbidding
they had been overbidding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overbid
you will overbid
he/she/it will overbid
we will overbid
you will overbid
they will overbid
Future continuous
I will be overbidding
you will be overbidding
he/she/it will be overbidding
we will be overbidding
you will be overbidding
they will be overbidding
Future perfect
I will have overbid
you will have overbid
he/she/it will have overbid
we will have overbid
you will have overbid
they will have overbid
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overbidding
you will have been overbidding
he/she/it will have been overbidding
we will have been overbidding
you will have been overbidding
they will have been overbidding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overbid
you would overbid
he/she/it would overbid
we would overbid
you would overbid
they would overbid
Conditional continuous
I would be overbidding
you would be overbidding
he/she/it would be overbidding
we would be overbidding
you would be overbidding
they would be overbidding
Conditional perfect
I would have overbid
you would have overbid
he/she/it would have overbid
we would have overbid
you would have overbid
they would have overbid
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overbidding
you would have been overbidding
he/she/it would have been overbidding
we would have been overbidding
you would have been overbidding
they would have been overbidding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overbid
we let´s overbid
you overbid
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overbid
Past participle
overbid
Present Participle
overbidding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBID


bid
bɪd
biddy-bid
ˈbɪdɪˌbɪd
carabid
ˈkærəbɪd
cebid
ˈsiːbɪd
comorbid
kəʊˈmɔːbɪd
counterbid
ˈkaʊntəˌbɪd
crabbed
ˈkræbɪd
forbid
fəˈbɪd
Irbid
ˈɪrbɪd
morbid
ˈmɔːbɪd
outbid
ˌaʊtˈbɪd
prebid
priːˈbɪd
rabid
ˈræbɪd
re-bid
riːˈbɪd
tabid
ˈtæbɪd
turbid
ˈtɜːbɪd
underbid
ˌʌndəˈbɪd
unforbid
ˌʌnfəˈbɪd
unturbid
ʌnˈtɜːbɪd
verbid
ˈvɜːbɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBID

overbear
overbearing
overbearingly
overbearingness
overbeat
overbeaten
overbed
overbejeweled
overbet
overbetting
overbidden
overbidder
overbig
overbill
overbite
overblanket
overbleach
overblew
overblouse
overblow

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBID

acid
aid
android
avoid
blind bid
cue bid
David
did
forcing bid
grid
hostile bid
hostile takeover bid
id
jump bid
kid
liquid
Madrid
shut-out bid
suicide bid
takeover bid

Synonyms and antonyms of overbid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overbid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBID

Find out the translation of overbid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overbid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overbid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谎价
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overbid
570 millions of speakers

English

overbid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overbid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزايدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

превосходить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overbid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্যের চেয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surenchère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melampaui batas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overbid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overbid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비싸게 매기다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overbid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trả giá cao hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overbid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरडिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deklare etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overbid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przelicytować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевершувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supralicitare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερθεματίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oor tref
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överbud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overbid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overbid

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBID»

The term «overbid» is normally little used and occupies the 115.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overbid

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBID»

Discover the use of overbid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overbid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
OVERBID Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I overbid have overbidden overbid had overbidden you overbid have overbidden overbid had overbidden he/she/it overbids has overbidden overbid ...
TZ-one, 2013
2
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
the time of the original sale and for the month of October, 1984. (b) Contract overbid shall be established by the authorized officer as follows: (1) On qualifying contracts where timber has not been removed, the authorized officer will determine ...
‎1991
3
Last Rights : Liquidating a Company: Liquidating a Company
Overbid Protection Sales of estate assets in a bankruptcy proceeding are subject to higher and better offers. Accordingly, one of the first terms the initial winning bidder (commonly referred to as the ''stalking horse'') negotiates into the term ...
Amherst Ben Branch Professor of Finance University of Massachusetts, Houston Hugh Ray Senior Bankruptcy Partner Andrews Kurth LLP, Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Section Andrews Kurth LLP Robin Russell Partner, 2007
4
Foreclosure Investing For Dummies
Here's how it works: By bidding $123,000, you guarantee yourself an overbid of $39,000. If nobody outbids you, you own the house and can then apply for the $39,000 in overbid money, which you are eligible for as the second lien holder.
Ralph R. Roberts, Joe Kraynak, 2011
5
Managing Query and Update Transactions Under Quality ...
Having this in mind, we ran another set of experiments with one DYN user and seven other users that used the FIX scheme, but with the addition of an overbid factor, as follows: Qmax = BN× overbid factor. We ran the experiment with overbid  ...
Huiming Qu, 2007
6
Correct Contract Bridge
Next, suppose four cases where your adversary is a game ahead and you are certain to win the second game unless he overbids; how much can he overbid, be doubled, and still make it pay? If he does not oppose you, half of the rubbers will ...
E. V. Shepard, 2009
7
Conditions Relating to the Importation of Softwood Lumber ...
To determine the buy-out charge for qualifying timber contracts the .authorized officer shall first establish the purchaser loss. determine the contract overbid. and obtain from the purchaser a statement of net worth if required under section 3(a) ...
United States International Trade Commission, 1985
8
The Alternating Double Auction Market: A Game Theoretic and ...
Obviously, B2 also has an incentive to overbid as long as b' < c2 - 1. Thus, any strategy combination that leads to a trade at a current market bid b' < c2 - 1, held by only one buyer in I", cannot be an equilibrium of the game, because the buyer  ...
Abdolkarim Sadrieh, 1998
9
Distressed Investment Banking: To the Abyss and Back
Overbid Protection. In connection with bankruptcy auctions, “stalking horse” bidders frequently demand certain provisions giving them certain advantages over competing bidders. One such feature is “overbid protection” in which (i) any  ...
Henry F. Owsley, Peter S. Kaufman, 2005
10
An evaluation of two measures of competition for National ...
Assume further that the appraisal components have changed at various rates, leading to a 1 O-percent-per-year change in the appraised price while overbid has remained unchanged. The changes in major variables of interest are shown  ...
Richard W. Haynes, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.), United States. Forest Service, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERBID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overbid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
FCC could strike a blow against anti-competition among wireless …
... Verizon are rich enough today to overbid - even the Justice Department has warned of that outcome. Big Wireless wants to keep you saying, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Mario Gabelli's ABC Fund Merger and Arbitrage 'The Deal Fund' Q2 …
Sixteen days later, Endo International plc overbid its rival Valeant with a proposal to acquire Salix for $15.5 billion, comprised of $45 cash and ... «GuruFocus.com, Jul 15»
3
Austin home sales top $1 billion in June
"We actually overbid on some houses which was still not good enough for the sellers," Gupta said. "There were times when the house would ... «KVUE, Jul 15»
4
Wiggle It Jiggle It wins Meadowlands Pace for Team Teague on …
Her previous triumph came in the 2012 Overbid final. Anndrovette rallied in the stretch to overcome Sandbetweenurtoes and then held off Table ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
Meadowlands: Anndrovette continues parade of longshots in …
Her previous triumph came in the 2012 Overbid final. “I think the mile and an eighth definitely helped her,” winning trainer Jeff Bamond Jr. said. «Daily Racing Form, Jul 15»
6
Will Interest Rates Rise by End of the Year?
... other hand, shareholders in 888 and GVC should consider whether they ought to get out in case one or the other of them is forced to overbid. «Morningstar, Jul 15»
7
A special thanks!
We hope you got some good deals and at times you overbid on an item because you knew it was for a worthy cause! Most of all we hope that ... «Huroncountypress, Jul 15»
8
BMW, Audi & Mercedes Locked In Battle For Nokia's HERE Nav Maps
... customary for those who suddenly want out of the deal to drive the price up and force their competitors to overbid...simply because they can. «Carscoops, Jul 15»
9
ISL Player Auction 2015: Sunil Chhetri Goes to Mumbai City, but …
ATK entered the Rs 1 crore mark in a bid to sign the player, and Pune overbid that amount at Rs 1.05 crores, and that remained the final price. «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
10
PAC To Summon MARA Next Month To Explain Land Purchases
The trio had allegedly "overbid" for the building, called Dudley International House, from A$17.8 million to A$22.5 million (RM65.3 million), with ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»

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