bid

Noun

• (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• an attempt to get something
  • they made a futile play for power
    
  • he made a bid to gain attention
    

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Verb

• ask someone in a friendly way to do something

• make a serious effort to attain something
  • His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
    

• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  • He called his trump
    

• ask for or request earnestly
  • The prophet bid all people to become good persons
    

• invoke upon
  • wish you a nice evening
    
  • bid farewell
    

• propose a payment
  • The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bidding , tender , play , command , dictation , invite , call , beseech , entreat , adjure , press , conjure , wish , offer