rebid
verb
re·bid
(ˌ)rē-ˈbid 
rebid; rebid; rebidding; rebids
1
a
transitive
: to offer a new opportunity to make a bid for (something)
The city is rebidding the highway improvement project.
They rebid the project with a few changes, she said, and then received seven bids.—
Kristyne E. Demske
Kristyne E. Demske
b
intransitive
: to make a bid again for something
rebid for a contract
2
transitive + intransitive
bridge
: to bid (one's previously bid suit) again
rebid spades
rebidding in hearts
rebid
noun
plural rebids
… the more important structural and façade repairs can proceed without having to put the entire project out to a rebid.
—The Telegram & Gazette
The Telegram & Gazette
Opening one spade provides you with a more convenient rebid …
—Dan Romm
Dan Romm
Examples of rebid in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
To rebid a five-card suit is permissible but not desirable.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
That includes a $500,000 grant from Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
The department plans to rebid the project, Remington said, and begin work in 2024.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
With a minimum 6-4 hand, most experts would rebid two hearts to suggest a minimum.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
The auction may be competitive; the opening bidder may rebid two diamonds.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Developers for those projects are expected to rebid next year.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 21 July 2023
Avangrid plans to rebid its Commonwealth Wind project in this round, hoping for higher prices.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
The city abandoned its recycling program in 2020 after a vendor contract expired and attempts to rebid the service failed.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2022
Thursday evening, Christina Chadwick, assistant deputy director for the parks department, told Balboa Park Committee participants that the city had rejected all bids for work and would need to rebid the project.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
That includes a $500,000 grant from Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
The department plans to rebid the project, Remington said, and begin work in 2024.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
With a minimum 6-4 hand, most experts would rebid two hearts to suggest a minimum.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
The auction may be competitive; the opening bidder may rebid two diamonds.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Developers for those projects are expected to rebid next year.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 21 July 2023
Avangrid plans to rebid its Commonwealth Wind project in this round, hoping for higher prices.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
The city abandoned its recycling program in 2020 after a vendor contract expired and attempts to rebid the service failed.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2022
Thursday evening, Christina Chadwick, assistant deputy director for the parks department, told Balboa Park Committee participants that the city had rejected all bids for work and would need to rebid the project.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
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“Rebid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebid. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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