overbid

overbid
v. /oh'veuhr bid"/; n. /oh"veuhr bid'/, v., overbid, overbidding, n.
v.t.
1. to bid more than the value of (a thing): to overbid one's cards.
2. to outbid: She overbid him for the painting.
v.i.
3. to bid more than the actual value or worth: a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.
n.
4. a higher bid.
[1610-20; OVER- + BID1]

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