bid

/ˈbid/

partly from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit bādhate he presses; partly from Middle English beden to offer, command, from Old English bēodan; akin to Old High German biotan to offer, Greek pynthanesthai to examine, Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment

verb

  1. to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance

  2. to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards)

  3. offer —usually used in the phrase to bid defiance

command order bid enjoin direct instruct charge mean to issue orders. command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. command stresses official exercise of authority. order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise.

noun

  1. a statement of what one will give or take for something; especially : an offer of a price

  2. something offered as a bid

  3. the act of one who bids

is now accepting bids for the renovation project

abbreviation

  1. twice a day