bidders
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Bidders are people or entities who make offers to purchase something, typically at an auction or in competitive procurement.
The term appears in contexts where multiple parties compete: Several bidders drove the price above estimates, The contract went to the lowest bidder.
A bidder may be serious or merely testing the market.
Flat-bladed water tool
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- lotLarge amount or portion
- reserveSupply kept back
- auctioneerConducts public sales
hammer price · Sotheby's · Christie's · catalogue · preview · provenance · appraisal · consignment
Soft or sore
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- submissionYielding to another's will
- quoteRepeated words from another
RFP · vendor · supplier · government · compliance · specification · award · evaluation
Those who compete
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- contestOrganized competitive event
- raceCompetition of speed
battle · jockeying · scramble · counterbid · head-to-head · opponents · frontrunner · underdog
Act of obtaining something
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- suitorOne who seeks affection
- target companyFirm sought for purchase
shareholders · due diligence · offer price · premium · leveraged · private equity · consortium · counteroffer
paddle
Flat-bladed water tool
auctioneer · hammer price · Sotheby's · Christie's · catalogue · preview · provenance · appraisal · consignment · estate sale
tender
Soft or sore
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- submissionYielding to another's will
quote · RFP · vendor · supplier · government · compliance · specification · award · evaluation · procurement
rivals
Those who compete
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- contestOrganized competitive event
race · battle · jockeying · scramble · counterbid · head-to-head · opponents · frontrunner · underdog · contenders
acquisition
Act of obtaining something
target company · shareholders · due diligence · offer price · premium · leveraged · private equity · consortium · counteroffer · regulatory approval
- auctionsauction, auctioneer, auction house, auction houses, hammer price
- buyersbuyers, buyer, purchasers, purchaser, homebuyers
- cattle fairslivestock auctions, cattle pens, show rings, cattle judging, heifers
- requestersrequester, asker, askers, seeker, seekers
- competitorscompetitor, contestant, competitors, rivals, opponents
- horse showsshow ring, horses, show rings, conformation, showmanship
bidderssellers
Those who offer wares
vendors · auctioneers · consignors · suppliers · listers
- highest bidderWinner at auction
- lowest bidder
- online bidderInternet auction participant