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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Isaka led Seven & I’s $21 billion acquisition of Marathon Petroleum’s Speedway gas stations in 2020, outbidding ACT and greatly expanding the company’s footprint in the North American market.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Teams don’t always want to try to outbid opponents in free agency.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The Mets, after outbidding the Yankees for Juan Soto’s services, could also be lumped in with L.A. in terms of exorbitant recent spending.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
One man shares on Reddit his decision to outbid his in-laws for a nearby house without telling his wife
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One man seeks the support of fellow Redditors after secretly outbidding his in-laws for a house on his own family's block in an attempt to enforce some boundaries.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Teams don’t always want to try to outbid opponents in free agency.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The Mets, after outbidding the Yankees for Juan Soto’s services, could also be lumped in with L.A. in terms of exorbitant recent spending.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
One man shares on Reddit his decision to outbid his in-laws for a nearby house without telling his wife
Comments
One man seeks the support of fellow Redditors after secretly outbidding his in-laws for a house on his own family's block in an attempt to enforce some boundaries.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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