bid - noun

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

an attempt to get something

a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

bid - verb

• propose a payment
• invoke upon
• ask for or request earnestly
• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
• make a serious effort to attain something
• ask someone in a friendly way to do something

bid - thesaurus

adjure   beseech   bidding   call   command   conjure   dictation   entreat   invite   offer   play   press   tender   wish