Bid

Bid is an offer of a price to buy as in an auction. An offer to buy the shares of a company for gaining control over it is called a takeover bid. A tender is also a bid, usually to do work or supply goods at a stated price. Business on the Stock Exchange is done through bids. Bid also refers to the price one is willing to pay for a security.

Bid is also an attempt to do something.

In bridge, a bid is a player's undertaking in the auction to make a stated number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps.