opening bid

collocation in English

meaningsofopeningandbid

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opening
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈoʊp.nɪŋ/
happening at the beginning of an event ...
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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 ofopeningandbidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopening bid

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What negotiation has ever existed in which theopeningbidis the same as the final offer?
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With great respect, we did not take the view that that was somehow anopeningbidwhich would then be negotiated.
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We advanced the figure of eight, not as anopeningbid, but as a reasonable figure.
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If theopeningbidis to be the closing bid, there can be no negotiations.
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That was not proposed as anopeningbidbut was what we regarded as the right number, having considered the matter in considerable depth.
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However, we have now reduced the agricultural transitional period from six years, our originalopeningbid, to five years.
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But anyone with experience of industrial negotiations will appreciate that that was anopeningbid.
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Far too frequently the strike has been part of the negotiating procedure, sometimes even as anopeningbid.
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In a sense the first setting of an expenditure level might be seen as anopeningbid.
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It was not simply anopeningbid.
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However, as a corollary, their strong 1openingbidis more susceptible to preempting by opponents.
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He told the auctioneer that he couldn't bid, so minimumopeningbidwas lowered to $100,000.
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Often said of a response to a forcingopeningbid.
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After theopeningbid, contestants bid on the item in turn with each successive bid a certain amount higher than the previous bid.
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After theopeningbid, the 5-card limitation is no longer in effect and any other bid typically promises only four cards as before.
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If the resultant number is 22 or higher, then anopeningbidis suggested the choice of which bid depends on partnership agreement.
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Theopeningbidwas the sum of the price for all the horses plus ten percent, which came to $385,000.
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This means that anopeningbidof 1 or 1 will sometimes be made with only 3 cards in that suit.
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Each partner knows and trusts that the future bidding sequence following the one clubopeningbidwill reveal its true meaning.
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Once there is anopeningbid, there will quickly be several other, higher bids submitted.
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