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 …—
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Steady home prices, combined with solid incomes in the health care and technology sector, have kept Pittsburgh affordable, Reed said, though prices could eventually rise as aging residents outbid with younger buyers on smaller houses.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 14 June 2024
Lee says such institutional investors profit off of real estate markets with increasing rents while outbidding everyday Californians who are trying to buy homes.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
The group issued a statement following the sale confirming it was outbid.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2021
But this practice has become more difficult amid rising competition from potential buyers and backlash from lawmakers, who want to stop investors from outbidding everyday Americans.
—Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 14 June 2024
Lee says such institutional investors profit off of real estate markets with increasing rents while outbidding everyday Californians who are trying to buy homes.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
The group issued a statement following the sale confirming it was outbid.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2021
But this practice has become more difficult amid rising competition from potential buyers and backlash from lawmakers, who want to stop investors from outbidding everyday Americans.
—Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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