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 city’s redevelopment agency kept the land on which the park sat until 2019, when it was forced to sell after the state abolished redevelopment agencies, and the city was not in a financial position to outbid Cedar Fair for the land. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Persson reportedly outbid Beyoncé and Jay-Z for the residence. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

The German airline outbid Air France-KLM, the only other company in the race, Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Wealthier countries can outbid poorer ones for limited supplies. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 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