underbid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants
  2. verb bid lower than a competing bidder
  3. verb bid too low

Etymology

From under- + bid.

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