bid — 1 / bid/ vb bid, bid·ding vt: to offer (a price) for payment or acceptance vi: to make a bid: state what one will pay or take in payment a contractor bidding for a job bid·der n bid 2 … Law dictionary
bid — I. verb (bade or bid; bidden or bid; also bade; bidding) Etymology: partly from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit bādhate he presses; partly from Middle English… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Takeover Bid — The initial offer by a predator company for another. The bid can be in cash, shares or a combination. Bids usually have a closing date for acceptance. The bid can be hostile (without the acceptance or cooperation of the target company), or… … Financial and business terms
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Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic bid — Olympic bid|2016|Summer winner = runner up = shortlisted1 = Chicago shortlisted2 = Madrid shortlisted3 = Rio de Janeiro shortlisted4 = Tokyo fullname = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil committee = Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) history = None• Bid for:… … Wikipedia
Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics — Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics Overview · Rio de Janeiro Madrid · Tokyo · Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics … Wikipedia
2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal — The 2002 Olympic Winter Games bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery to obtain the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Before 1995, the city had attempted several times to secure the games, but failed each time … Wikipedia
Paris 2012 Olympic bid — Olympic bid|2012|Summer winner = London runner up = Paris shortlisted1 = Madrid shortlisted2 = Moscow shortlisted3 = New York City logo= fullname=Paris, France committee=French National Olympics Committee history=1900 Summer Olympics 1924 Summer… … Wikipedia
Splinter bid — In contract bridge, a splinter bid is a convention whereby a jump bid in a side suit indicates a trump fit and a singleton or void in the suit bid. For example, a 4 clubs response to a 1 heart opening establishes hearts as trump suit and… … Wikipedia
takeover bid — offer to purchase An offer made to the shareholders of a company by an individual or organization to buy their shares at a specified price in order to gain control of that company. In a welcome takeover bid the directors of the company will… … Accounting dictionary
takeover bid — offer to purchase An offer made to the shareholders of a company by an individual or organization to buy their shares at a specified price in order to gain control of that company. In a welcome takeover bid the directors of the company will… … Big dictionary of business and management