overbid

Word parts

over- + bid

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ō'və-bĭdʹ, IPA ^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/
• (US) enPR: ō'vər-bĭdʹ, IPA ^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/

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Noun

Singular overbid

Plural overbids

1. (countable) An overbid is an excessively high offer to pay a price.

Verb

Plain form overbid

Third-person singular overbids

Past tense overbid

Past participle overbid

Present participle overbidding

1. If you overbid something, you tune it excessively.
2. The past tense and past participle of overbid.