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

Since the war began, at least 11 tankers carrying gas bound for Europe have been rerouted to Asia, where buyers have outbid European rivals, Gillian Boccara, senior director of gas and power at commodities intelligence provider Kpler, told CNN earlier this week. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

And the broader technology ecosystem is competing for memory resources against an industry that has essentially unlimited capital to outbid them. —Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

While people blame these investors for driving up prices by outbidding families, research on this is mixed. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026

Other major industry unions have yet to go public with their positions since Paramount outbid Netflix for the historic studio in late February. —Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outbid

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

Kids Definition

outbid

verb

out·​bid

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈbid

outbid; outbidding

: to make a higher bid than