winning bid

collocation in English

meaningsofwinningandbid

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winning
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈwɪn.ɪŋ/us
/ˈwɪn.ɪŋ/
that has ...
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bid
noun[C]
uk
/bɪd/us
/bɪd/
an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is ...
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(Definition ofwinningandbidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I congratulate the in-house team on the imagination and hard work shown in putting together thewinningbid.
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We intend to make a further shortlist and select thewinningbidin the summer.
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Depending on where thewinningbidis, the winning consortium will form relationships with local authorities, grant-maintained schools, independent schools or whatever.
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The painting itself may be worth £10,000 and thewinningbidmay be about £15,000.
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Thewinningbidwas some $3 billion cheaper.
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Bidders may change their suit during the bidding process, but not after awinningbidis declared.
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Theirwinningbidprotects their investment and gives them full control over the high-rise.
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These tickets were auctioned, with the ticket holder getting half the price of thewinningbidand the other half going in the pot.
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At this point, the board of trustees then traveled to both towns to judge the locations personally before selecting thewinningbid.
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The rate taken as commission is determined by thewinningbidof the listing.
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In 2011 this raised over 2,600 and attracted awinningbidof 300 for the number 1.
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A number were shortlisted with thewinningbidchosen on 2003-11-26.
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Thewinningbidis made over the phone.
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She was entered into the game because her father won a charity auction with awinningbidof $7,000.
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There were eight bidders at the auction house, while thewinningbidwas taken via telephone for.
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Thewinningbidwas 32,550, but the winning bidder was not genuine.
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Some variations of this auction have the winners paying the highest losing bid rather than the lowestwinningbid.
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The dealer will never accept awinningbidfrom a mark.
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Thewinningbidwas worth 113 million, which makes the unit cost of the initial agreement 2.8 million per tram.
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But thewinningbiddid not propose a hotel.
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