highest bid

the public sale of something to the highest bidder v

now generally superseded by contract bridge n the public sale of something to the highest bidder v sell at an auction

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make n

n a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law n (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make n a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid v enter into a contractual arrangement v engage by written agreement v squeeze or press together v be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness v become smaller or draw together v make smaller v compress or concentrate v make or become more narrow or restricted v reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

n a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) n (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction n a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties n (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make n a formal public statement n a formal expression by a meeting