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

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However, the Lakers ultimately outbid them by including three future second-rounders in their offer, all of which will convey after LeBron James figures to retire. —

Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Orr was most interested in the three-family house at first, but the couple were outbid. —

Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024 The Netflix series follows three families who will do just about anything to outbid — or outwit — the competition when their dream home finally goes on the market. —

Brande Victorian, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024 Despite Mets owner Steven Cohen recently inking superstar outfielder Juan Soto to a record-setting $765 million contract, the multi-billionaire should have no issue outbidding other teams for Alonso. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outbid