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a number whispered to the universe with your wallet held hostage.
means To offer a specific amount of money you're willing to pay, especially at an auction or in competition for something.
from From Old English — but here two words braided together. 'Bēodan' meant to offer or proclaim, while 'biddan' meant to ask or pray (the same root that gives us 'beads,' originally the prayers counted on them). English fused the senses, so today 'bid' carries both the offering and the asking — fitting for a word that means putting your money where your hope is.
- auction sniping
- Software bids in the final second to win
- bridge term
- Players bid contracts before a single card drops
- sealed bid
- Everyone guesses blind, then prays they overpaid least
- word origin
- From Old English biddan, meaning to ask or pray
- shill bidding
- Fake bids inflate prices, and they're illegal