outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
Randall E. Stross
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He was outbid when the work last sold at auction in 1995 for $475,500 ($974,500 today, accounting for inflation).
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The surfer is in negotiations with the owner, a realtor and his own financial broker to buy his childhood home, but he’s been outbid by a cash buyer and needs to raise another 100K in Australian dollars.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The surfer is in negotiations with the owner, a realtor and his own financial broker to buy his childhood home, but he’s been outbid by a cash buyer and needs to raise another 100K in Australian dollars.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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