Synonym: ask, command, direct, enjoin, instruct, invite, order. Similar words: forbid. Meaning: [bɪd] 
n. 1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 2. an attempt to get something 3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price 4. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. v. 1. propose a payment 2. invoke upon 3. ask for or request earnestly 4. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands 5. make a serious effort to attain something 6. ask someone in a friendly way to do something.
n. 1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 2. an attempt to get something 3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price 4. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. v. 1. propose a payment 2. invoke upon 3. ask for or request earnestly 4. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands 5. make a serious effort to attain something 6. ask someone in a friendly way to do something. 
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211 The consortium bid is not accepted in the tender. And no economic compensation shall be made to the unsuccessful bidder.
212 Shares in STX Group companies rose on bargain hunting after news that the group planned to bid for Hynix caused declines.
213 SABMiller's bid values Foster's at 12.5 times current year forecast earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
214 We will consider additional payment, over and above the bid price, if the project warrants.
215 I bowed and waited, thinking she would bid me take a seat.
216 The Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority issued a swimming ban at the Anse Lazio and Anse Georgette beaches, while surveillance patrols were launched in a bid to catch the killer shark.
217 Syria is hoping to win a seat on the council next month and Western powers are campaigning to try to stop the bid.
218 Manucho, 25,(http://sentencedict.com/bid.html) was scheduled to play in United's tour of South Africa and make a bid for a place in the first team.
219 The house failed to reach its agreed price, and was bid in at a quarter of a million pounds.
220 They staged a management buyout to pre - empt a takeover bid.
221 The boss pondered for a long time and decided to wait for the highest bid.
222 The Bidder shall submit the Bid in consideration of the bid drawings and the following List of Equipment.
223 There may be some in their camp keen to see an end to the saga and therefore, prefer the certainty of the management buyout to the still-vaguely defined Norsk bid.
224 After winning the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing gave its subway a face lift, adding new lines to the system as well as making maps and signs more visitor-friendly.
225 The bid committee tried to quiet that criticism by highlighting Tokyo's strengths.
226 Please bid on per job basis or per month basis on your PM.
227 They have raised interest rates twice in the past four months and raised banks' required reserves in a bid to control food and housing costs.
228 Utilizing this mode and its extended models correlation analysis is made according to decision making for bidding under several bid evaluation methods.
More similar words: forbid.