"overbid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbid (verb).wav [UK] Forms: overbid [singular], overbids [plural]
enPR: ō'və-bĭdʹ [UK], ō'vər-bĭdʹ [US] Etymology: over- + bid Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|bid}} over- + bid Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An overbid is an excessively high offer to pay a price.
    Sense id: simple-overbid-en-noun-rr5mqGIw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overbid (verb).wav [UK] Forms: overbid [canonical], overbids [third-person, singular], overbid [past], overbid [past, participle], overbidding [present, participle]
enPR: ō'və-bĭdʹ [UK], ō'vər-bĭdʹ [US] Etymology: over- + bid Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|bid}} over- + bid Head templates: {{verb|overbid|overbids|overbid|overbidding}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overbid something, you tune it excessively.
    Sense id: simple-overbid-en-verb-pWE-QmIr
  2. The past tense and past participle of overbid.
    Sense id: simple-overbid-en-verb-S9y1VEXC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-
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