bidder
/ˈbɪdə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बिडर
बोली लगाने वाला, निविदाकार
Core word
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[C]
a person or group that offers to pay a particular amount of money for something, especially at an auction or in a competition for a contract
बोली लगाने वाला, निविदाकार
- The painting was sold to the highest bidder.
- Three companies were shortlisted as bidders for the metro project.
- Only one bidder was willing to pay the asking price.
+ 2 more examples
- The auctioneer asked the bidders to raise their paddles.
- The lowest bidder won the right to build the road.
Synonyms offerer tenderer buyer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
the highest bidder / the lowest bidder
At an auction, the highest bidder wins; in a tender for a government contract, it is the lowest bidder who usually wins.
नीलामी में सबसे ऊँची बोली लगाने वाला जीतता है; सरकारी ठेके के tender में प्रायः सबसे कम बोली लगाने वाला जीतता है।
- The painting went to the highest bidder.
- The road contract was given to the lowest bidder.
bidder + for + sth
Use for to name the thing the bidder wants to buy or win.
बोली लगाने वाला जो वस्तु खरीदना या जीतना चाहता है, उसे बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
- There were five bidders for the old fort.
a successful / unsuccessful bidder
Adjectives show the result of the bidding; the unsuccessful bidders usually get their deposits back.
Adjectives बोली का परिणाम बताते हैं; असफल बोलीदाताओं को प्रायः उनकी जमा राशि लौटा दी जाती है।
- The successful bidder must pay within a week.
bidders (plural group) + for the tender
Bidders is often used with tender, auction and contract; a rival bidder is a competitor.
'Bidders' प्रायः tender, auction और contract के साथ आता है; 'rival bidder' प्रतियोगी बोलीदाता होता है।
- Rival bidders pushed the price very high.
bidder vs buyer
A bidder only offers a price; a buyer is the person who actually pays and takes the item, so only the winning bidder becomes the buyer.
'Bidder' केवल कीमत प्रस्तावित करता है; 'buyer' वह है जो वास्तव में भुगतान करके वस्तु लेता है, इसलिए केवल विजेता bidder ही buyer बनता है।
- Ten bidders took part, but only one became the buyer.
+Collocations 5
adjective + bidder
highestlowestsuccessfulrivalserious
- A rival bidder offered a better price.
verb + bidder
attractselectrejectdisqualifyinvite
- The board disqualified a bidder for late papers.
bidder + noun
listnumberpaddlemeeting
- Each bidder at the auction holds a numbered paddle.
bidders + preposition
bidders for the plotbidders at the auctionbidders on the phonebidders from abroad
- Several bidders from abroad joined by phone.
bidder + verb
offerraisedrop outwinpay
- The last bidder dropped out when the price doubled.
“More examples 6
- The land was sold to the highest bidder at a public auction.
भूमि सार्वजनिक नीलामी में सबसे ऊँची बोली लगाने वाले को बेची गई।
- Only three bidders qualified for the final round.
केवल तीन बोलीदाता अंतिम चरण के लिए योग्य ठहरे।
- The bidder raised his hand to offer a higher price.
बोली लगाने वाले ने ऊँची कीमत देने के लिए हाथ उठाया।
- Radhika's uncle was the winning bidder for the bus route.
राधिका के चाचा बस मार्ग के लिए विजेता बोलीदाता थे।
- The municipal board invited bidders for the new market building.
नगर परिषद ने नए बाज़ार भवन के लिए बोलीदाताओं को आमंत्रित किया।
- Most bidders withdrew when the price crossed a crore.
कीमत एक करोड़ पार करते ही अधिकतर बोलीदाताओं ने अपने नाम वापस ले लिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
offerer tenderer buyer
§Grammar and usage
To the highest bidder means to the person who offers the most money.
Idiom to the highest bidder का अर्थ है उस व्यक्ति को जो सबसे अधिक पैसे देने को तैयार हो।