outbidders
Top the price
Outbidders are people who offer more than others in competitive situations, particularly at auctions.
The term applies to anyone who tops another's bid: The outbidders drove the price far beyond the estimate.
In real estate markets, outbidders often frustrate buyers by swooping in with higher offers at the last moment.
Those seeking same goal
- buyersThose who obtain goods
- rivalsThose who compete
- winnersThose who prevail
- auctionCompetitive public sale
gavel · paddle · increment · reserve · lot · saleroom · hammer · consignment
Those who obtain ownership
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- mergerCorporate combination
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- tenderSoft or sore
shareholders · valuation · premium · stock · equity · board · proxy · defense
Hired service providers
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- tenderSoft or sore
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
RFP · contract · government · procurement · competitive · sealed · lowest · award
competitors
Those seeking same goal
auction · gavel · paddle · increment · reserve · lot · saleroom · hammer · consignment · estate
acquirers
Those who obtain ownership
tender · shareholders · valuation · premium · stock · equity · board · proxy · defense · poison pill
contractors
Hired service providers
proposal · RFP · contract · government · procurement · competitive · sealed · lowest · award · specification
outbiddersunderbidders
Those outpriced at auction
losers · also-rans · runners-up · runner-ups