formal bid

collocation in English

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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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 offormalandbidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal bid

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At the moment the franchising director is awaiting submission of aformalbidand business case in support of the proposal.
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There is noformalbidfor additional funding in the corporate plan.
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The host city is chosen through a selection process in which each eligible region nominates a city and aformalbidis submitted.
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Theformalbidprocess starts as low as $10,000 or as high as $100,000 depending on the organization.
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The host city is chosen through a selection process in which each of the eligible region nominates a city and aformalbidis submitted.
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Huang later denied ever having made aformalbidfor the club.
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So there was noformalbidprocess.
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Ashcroft offered to increase his stake to 29.9%, just below the 30% level at which aformalbidfor the entire company must be launched.
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In addition to the approved grants, 11 further formal bids are on hold.
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Although plans have yet to be finalised and formal bids made, we welcome such an initiative in local joined-up working.
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No formal bids for support for specific schemes have so far been made.
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Formal bids have not yet been requested, and so none is under consideration at present.
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Formal bids are then made which are usually accepted by the agency.
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Formal bids have yet to be considered.
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Three international consortia offered formal bids for the concession.
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The borough council made formal bids for city status in 1999 and 2002 but both were unsuccessful.
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