outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
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Experts say multi-partner families are increasingly common in the Bay Area — Chloe noted they were recently outbid for a house by another triad with a child.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Spirit previously tried to find a merger partner to stay afloat – first Frontier, which was then outbid by JetBlue in 2022.
—Donald Judd, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Miami could easily be outbid by at least five teams with better rosters.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
In the end, though, Biden was outbid by two people, both of whom were willing to shell out $125,000 each for the prize package.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Spirit previously tried to find a merger partner to stay afloat – first Frontier, which was then outbid by JetBlue in 2022.
—Donald Judd, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Miami could easily be outbid by at least five teams with better rosters.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
In the end, though, Biden was outbid by two people, both of whom were willing to shell out $125,000 each for the prize package.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for outbid
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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