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Outbidden

Outbid \Out*bid"\, v. t. [imp. Outbid or Outbade (?); p. p. Outbid or Outbidden (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Outbidding.] To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price.

Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold.
--Pope.

WordNet
outbid
  1. v. bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled

  2. bid higher than others [ant: underbid]

  3. [also: outbidding, outbidden]

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Usage examples of "outbidden".

The Bank resolved not to be outbidden in this singular auction, and the Governors also reconsidered their first proposal, and sent in a new one.

It was his intention to try out his latest acquisition, a team of high-bred grays, warranted by their late owner to be sweet-goers, and enviously described by the gentleman who had been outbidden by his lordship as four very tidy ones indeed.

I have long outbidden folly with folly, pride with pride, scorn with scorn, insolence with insolence, and have outlived many vanities with many more.