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

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

ˈrē-ˌbid 

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

Opening one spade provides you with a more convenient rebid …

—Dan Romm

Examples of rebid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Labor advocates are suing to force the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to rebid a $730-million order of subway cars meant to replace much of its aging subway fleet and run on the D Line extension to West Los Angeles that is set to be fully open ahead of the 2028 Olympics. —Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024

Some would rebid two clubs with the six-card suit, not unreasonably. —Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024

Federal health officials did not respond to a detailed list of questions about who decided to rebid the contract, how that decision was reached and the nature of their conversations with union leaders and congressional Democrats. —Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

Maximus last week filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office, urging the federal watchdog to investigate the decision to rebid a contract that the company spent years working to win. —Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1b