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underbid

/uhn-der-bid/US // ˌʌn dərˈbɪd //UK // (ˌʌndəˈbɪd) //

低价竞标,投标不足,低价竞投,低价收购

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    un·der·bid, un·der·bid·ding.

    • : to bid less than or less than the bid of, especially in seeking a contract to be awarded to the lowest bid or bidder; make an offer at a lower price than.
    • : Cards. to bid less than the value or worth of.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·der·bid, un·der·bid·ding.

    • : to bid lower than another or too low for the value of something.

Examples

  • If we are to be underbid on every contract worth having, we might as well go out of the business!

  • In the competition for a chance to work, the man with a lower standard of living will underbid the man with a higher standard.

  • No tradesman or manufacturer likes to see himself underbid by those who offer better goods at lower prices.

  • The Teuton, for a time content with trifling profit, underbid all rivals—and orders and contracts poured into Germany.

  • His price is not what he can get, but the lowest he can live for and underbid his neighbor.