transitive verb

Offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.

a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box

offer,make an offer of,put in a bid of,put up,tender,proffer,propose,submit,put forward,advance

noun

An offer of a price, especially at an auction.

several buyers made bids for the Van Gogh sketches

offer,tender,proposal,submission