by-bid

• Verbo arcaico que significa fazer uma oferta contra alguém ou apresentar um lance concorrente em um leilão ou contexto semelhante.

An obsolete verb meaning to bid against someone, or to offer a competing bid in an auction or similar context.

1. Bid on behalf of someone elseC1formal

   To place a bid in an auction or similar process as a representative or agent for another person.

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   • The agent was authorized to by-bid for the collector at the art auction.
   • He hired a professional to by-bid on the rare stamp.
   • The auctioneer recognized the signal to by-bid for the anonymous client.