underbid

underbid
underbid [{{t}}‚ʌndə'bɪd] (pt & pp underbid, cont underbidding)
1 noun
{{}}Cards{{}} (in bridge) annonce f au-dessous de sa force
2 transitive verb
(a) {{}}Commerce{{}}
to underbid sb faire des soumissions ou offrir des conditions plus avantageuses que qn
(b) {{}}Cards{{}} (in bridge)
to underbid one's hand annoncer au-dessous de sa force
3 intransitive verb
(a) {{}}Cards{{}} (in bridge) annoncer au-dessous de sa force
(b) (in auction) ne pas offrir assez, faire une enchère insuffisamment élevée

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  • Underbid — Un der*bid , v. t. To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • underbid — verb (underbids, underbidding; past and past participle underbid) 1》 (in an auction) make a bid lower than another. 2》 Bridge make a lower bid on (one s hand) than its strength warrants. noun a bid that is lower than another or than is justified …   English new terms dictionary

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  • underbid — un|der|bid sb., det, underbid, dene …   Dansk ordbog

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  • underbid — verb ( bid; bidding) Date: circa 1677 transitive verb 1. to bid less than (a competing bidder) 2. to bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants intransitive verb to bid too low • underbidder noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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