overbid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ō′vər bid′; n. ō′vər bid′)

Inflections of 'overbid' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
overbids
v 3rd person singular
overbidding
v pres p
overbid
v past
overbid
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•bid  (v. ō′vər bid′;n. ō′vər bid′),USA pronunciation v., -bid, -bid•ding, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to bid more than the value of (a thing):to overbid one's cards.
  2. to outbid:She overbid him for the painting.

v.i. 
  1. to bid more than the actual value or worth:a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.

n. 
  1. a higher bid.
  • over- + bid1 1610–20

'overbid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bid

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