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rebid

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 B IH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A second or subsequent (normally higher) bid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To bid (command or summon) again.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To bid again on something.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To require a new set of bids for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We had to rebid the contract when accusations of fraud by other competitors occurred.

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To bid a higher value of the current suit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bridge, games

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English bid English rebid From re- + bid.