underbid

un·der·bid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-bid]
- /ˌʌn dərˈbɪd/
- /ˌʌndəˈbɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-bid]
- /ˌʌn dərˈbɪd/

Definitions of underbid word

verb with object underbid to bid less than (another bid) or less than the bid of (another bidder), especially in seeking a contract to be awarded to the lowest bid or bidder; make an offer at a lower price than. 1
verb with object underbid Cards. to bid less than the value or worth of (a contract or hand). 1
verb without object underbid to bid lower than another or too low for the value of something. 1
verb underbid to submit a bid lower than that of (others) 0
verb underbid to submit an excessively low bid for 0
verb underbid to make a bid that will win fewer tricks than is justified by the strength of the hand 0

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Origin of underbid

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; under- + bid1

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Parts of speech for Underbid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underbid

underbid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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