noun
- A bid made in response to a previous bid, typically offering better terms or a higher price.
Usage: Often used in auctions, real estate, and contract negotiations.
verb
- To make a counterbid; to respond to a bid with a competing offer.
Usage: Third-person singular present or plural form of counterbid.
Examples
- The seller received three counterbids within hours of listing the property.
- When the initial offer came in at $500,000, the homeowner counterbids at $550,000.
- In the auction, several collectors counterbids aggressively for the rare painting.
- The company counterbids on the contract to secure the project.
- After the first bid was rejected, she counterbids with improved terms.
- Multiple counterbids drove the final price well above the opening estimate.