underbid

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌndә'bid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To bid lower than a competitor or lower than the true value warrants.

出价过低;叫价低于他人

n.

A bid that is lower than another or lower than the value warrants.

低价竞标;过低的叫价

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
underbelow, insufficiently
+
bidother
=underbid

Common Collocations

  • 1.underbid a contract合同报价过低
  • 2.underbid a competitor低价竞标对手
  • 3.[underbid the market]低于市场价报价
  • 4.risk underbidding冒报价过低的风险

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The contractor underbid the project and struggled to cover his costs.

  • 2.

    She underbid her rivals to win the contract, but profits were razor-thin.

  • 3.

    Inexperienced freelancers often underbid their services, undervaluing their own skills.

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