bidder

CEFRC1

/ˈbɪd.ə/

noun

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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One who commands or orders.
Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
One who begs.

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Who's the highest bidder?
In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information.
But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.

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But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.
2008 September 14, Bob Tedeschi, “It’s Helpful to Know Your Limits”, in The New York Times
In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information.
2009 June 25, Simon Akam, “Distributor Guilty of Selling Counterfeit Parts to the M.T.A.”, in The New York Times
In other words, the transaction is preferred because it is the best of bad choices. And at least one study has found that when management preannounces a deal it results in lower premiums presumably because it scares off other bidders.
2013 February 5, Steven Davidoff Solomon, “Reasons to Be Suspicious of Buyouts Led by Management”, in The New York Times

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From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.