highest bidder
Top offer maker
The highest bidder is whoever offers the most money at an auction or in competitive purchasing.
The phrase often carries cynical overtones when applied beyond literal auctions—a politician sold to the highest bidder has been corrupted, and selling something to the highest bidder suggests caring only about money, not where it ends up: They'll sell your personal data to the highest bidder.
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- auction houseFirm conducting competitive sales
- soldExchanged for money
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- bidOffer to purchase
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- auctionsauction, bid, auctioneer, auction house, auction houses
- Bidsopening bid, low bid, winning bid, final bid, sealed bid
- charity auctionsilent auction, live auction, bid, auctioneer, paddle
- debt collectiondebt collection, garnishment, late payments, debt collector, delinquent accounts