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Overbid is an English word with synonyms like bid or tender. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overbid in a sentence

Overbid meaning

  1. To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
  2. To outbid.
  3. To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Synonyms of Overbid

bid tender overcall bidding call offer underbid

Related words

Other words often associated with Overbid or its synonyms:

command offering dictation statement endeavour demand supply delicate immature attempt shout emit

Using Overbid

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price. | To outbid. | To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
  • Useful related words include: bid, tender, overcall, bidding.
  • In the example corpus, overbid often appears in combinations such as: who overbid, overbid or.

Context around Overbid

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

exorbitant 1×

Often after:

lead 1× lose 1×

Sentence patterns with Overbid

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

any overbid or underbid 1× it overbid and is 1× player has overbid he she 1× players who overbid have gone 1× players who overbid lose the 1× players who overbid or underbid 1× this exorbitant overbid lead to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

players who overbid 3× any overbid or 1× if a player 1× it overbid and 1×

Common sentence endings:

and winning 3 1× buyer s remorse 1× for that hand 1× of tricks taken 1× paying a price 1× taken times 10 1×

Words around Overbid

Just before it in the word index:

overbey 2 overberg 8 overbeck 8 overbearing 105 overbay 6 overbalance 2

Just after it in the word index:

overbill 2 overbilled 3 overbilling 6 overbite 9 overblow 5 overblowing 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Overbid

  • In this selection, "overbid" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, exorbitant, lead and lose stand out and add context to how "overbid" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include any overbid or underbid and it overbid and is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overbid" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overbid

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Players who overbid or underbid score nothing. (7 words)

It overbid and is now paying a price. (8 words)

Players who overbid lose the number of points they bid for that hand. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Any overbid or underbid loses the number of points their bid was off (a player bidding 3 tricks that wins only 2 would lose a point, as would a player bidding 2 and winning 3). (35 words)

If a player has overbid, he/she scores the difference between tricks bid and tricks taken times -10. (18 words)

Players who overbid have "gone set" and lose 10 points, regardless of the number of tricks taken. (17 words)

Question examples

But will the market forces that led to this exorbitant overbid lead to buyer’s remorse? (16 words)

Example sentences (7)

But will the market forces that led to this exorbitant overbid lead to buyer’s remorse?

It overbid and is now paying a price.

Any overbid or underbid loses the number of points their bid was off (a player bidding 3 tricks that wins only 2 would lose a point, as would a player bidding 2 and winning 3).

If a player has overbid, he/she scores the difference between tricks bid and tricks taken times -10.

Players who overbid have "gone set" and lose 10 points, regardless of the number of tricks taken.

Players who overbid lose the number of points they bid for that hand.

Players who overbid or underbid score nothing.

Common combinations with overbid

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overbid" in a sentence?
An example: "But will the market forces that led to this exorbitant overbid lead to buyer’s remorse?" This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "overbid" from authentic English texts.
What does "overbid" mean?
Overbid means: To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
What are synonyms of "overbid"?
Common synonyms of "overbid" include: bid, tender, overcall, bidding, call, offer, underbid.
How many example sentences with "overbid" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "overbid", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.