overbade

overbade

At the auction, he overbade all other competitors for the antique vase.

Definition

Verb (past tense of overbid): - To bid higher than (someone) in an auction or competitive bidding situation. - To offer a larger amount of money than another person in order to secure something.

Usage Examples
  • (She offered a higher price than her competitor.)
  • (The company submitted a higher bid than any other company.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to overbid on something": to make a higher bid than necessary or than others.

    • He overbade on the painting, paying far more than its market value. (He made an excessively high bid.)

  • "overbade" in legal contexts: used when a party in a legal auction or sale offers a price exceeding the current highest bid.

    • The plaintiff overbade the defendant's offer during the foreclosure sale. (The plaintiff offered a higher price than the defendant.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Overbid (verb, present tense): to bid higher than someone.
    • I will overbid you for that rare book. (I will offer more money than you.)
  • Overbidding (noun): the act of making a higher bid.
    • Overbidding is common in competitive real estate markets. (The practice of offering higher prices is frequent.)
  • Overbidden (past participle): having been outbid.
    • The collector was overbidden at the last moment. (Another person bid higher than the collector.)
Synonyms
  • Outbid: to offer a higher price than someone else.
    • She outbid him for the antique clock. (She offered more money than he did.)
  • Overbid: (same as above, used in present tense).
Phrasal Verbs
  • Bid up: to increase the price of something by offering higher bids.
    • They bid up the price of the artwork until only one buyer remained. (They raised the price through successive higher bids.)
Related Idioms
  • "Bid against": to compete with someone by offering higher amounts.
    • The two collectors were constantly bidding against each other. (They competed by making higher offers.)

Note: "Overbade" is an irregular past tense form of "overbid," though "overbid" is often used as both present and past tense in modern English. The form "overbade" is less common but grammatically correct, especially in formal or literary contexts.