outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
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While people blame these investors for driving up prices by outbidding families, research on this is mixed.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Other major industry unions have yet to go public with their positions since Paramount outbid Netflix for the historic studio in late February.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
With an escalation clause, your offer automatically increases, up to a specified maximum, if another buyer in the running outbids you.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Further, according to the paper, when supply tightens, richer nations outbid poorer ones for scarce shipments, exacerbating challenges for vulnerable economies.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
Other major industry unions have yet to go public with their positions since Paramount outbid Netflix for the historic studio in late February.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
With an escalation clause, your offer automatically increases, up to a specified maximum, if another buyer in the running outbids you.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Further, according to the paper, when supply tightens, richer nations outbid poorer ones for scarce shipments, exacerbating challenges for vulnerable economies.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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