bidder

UK /ˈbɪd.ə/ US /ˈbɪ.dɚ/

noun 4name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

higher, highest, lowest, nonresponsible

The highest bidder won the auction for the antique painting at yesterday's estate sale.

BIDDER + NOUN

company

The winning bidder company submitted their proposal two days before the deadline.

PREP.

after

The auctioneer called out the price after each bidder raised their paddle.

Definitions

noun

Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.

The highest bidder shall get the house.

But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.

One who commands or orders.

One who asks or invites.

One who begs.

name

A surname.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The highest bidder shall get the house.

Wiktionary

But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.

Wiktionary

In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information.

Wiktionary

Who's the highest bidder?

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The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder.

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During the dictatorship, many midwives would sell the babies of impoverished people to the highest bidder.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bidder is marked as dated, archaic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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