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Meaning of Bidder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɪd.ə

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
  3. One who commands or orders.
  4. One who asks or invites.
    dated, rare
  5. One who begs.
    archaic

Equivalents

العربية المزايد
Bosanski špekulant
Čeština dražitel
Deutsch Bieter
Hrvatski špekulant
Bahasa Indonesia penawar
Српски špekulant
Svenska anbudsgivare bud budgivare spekulant
Kiswahili mzabuni
Türkçe talip

Examples

“The highest bidder shall get the house.”
“But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.”
“In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information.”
“In other words, the transaction is preferred because it is the best of bad choices. And at least one study has found that when management preannounces a deal it results in lower premiums presumably because it scares off other bidders.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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