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BID-uh/ˈbɪdə/

A bidder offers a price in an auction or a tender. Bid is the verb/noun (already in the dictionary). Applicant is for jobs; bidder is for contracts and auctions. Council tenders: only one bidder met social-value rules.

Meaning

A person or firm that offers a price in an auction or tender.

Examples

• “Only one bidder met the council’s social-value rules.”
• “The highest bidder did not win if the bid failed the quality score.”

Good to know

a bidder; the highest bidder. Verb: bid. Jobs: an applicant. Tenders / auctions. Countable firms or people.

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