compete · negotiate · contract · stake · gamble · outbid · counter · estimate · price · venture · pursue · chase · win · lose · paddle · gavel · bidding · war
IDEA.org / Words / make a bid
Related — offer (Proposal to provide); auction (Competitive public sale); tender (Soft or sore); proposal · wager · compete · negotiate · contract · stake · gamble · outbid · counter · estimate
auction/competitive acquisition actionmake a bid ≠ pass Move beyond or decline; drop out · bow out · sit out · pull out · abstain
competitive attempt or effortmake a bid ≠ concede Admit something reluctantly; give up · surrender · throw in the towel · quit · withdraw
transactional rolemake a bid ≠ auction off Sell to highest bidder; sell · list
try phrases: give it a shot, take a stab, have a go, try your luck, give it a whirl
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/make_a_bid