outbid

verb

out·​bid ˌau̇t-ˈbid 

outbid; outbidden ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn  ; outbidding

transitive verb

: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than

… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …

—Randall E. Stross

Examples of outbid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal is to make the housing market more competitive for individual buyers, who are often outbid by investors who can make all-cash offers. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 10 July 2026

These economies will likely suffer shortages in the case of further oil and gas scarcity as reserves run out and they are outbid on the remaining supply. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The Cubs outbid the Guardians in free agency for Matthew Boyd, so Cleveland instead re-signed Shane Bieber, who was flipped for Khal Stephen, who underwent an elbow procedure this week. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 July 2026

The group was outbid on homes between 12 and 20 times during its first few weeks, Muraki estimated in his interview. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outbid

• amid
• eyelid
• forbid
• majid
• masjid
• outdid
• plasmid
• turbid
• undid
• bid
• did
• grid

Kids Definition

outbid

verb

out·​bid

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈbid

outbid; outbidding

: to make a higher bid than