BID
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Bid may refer to:
BID can stand for one of the following:
- BiddingBiddingBidding is an offer of setting a price one is willing to pay for something. A price offer is called a bid. The term may be used in context of auctions, stock exchange, card games, or real estate transactions....
, making a price offer in an auction, stock exchange, or card games - Bid (TV channel), a British home shopping channel
- Bid priceBid priceA bid price is the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for a good. It is usually referred to simply as the "bid."In bid and ask, the bid price stands in contrast to the ask price or "offer", and the difference between the two is called the bid/ask spread.An unsolicited bid or purchase...
, a price offered for a good by a potential buyer or a price offered by a potential vendor to perform a specific job. - Bid, a formal invitation to join a fraternity or sororityFraternities and sororitiesFraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
- BeedBeedBeed is a town and administrative headquarters of the district of the same name located in central Maharashtra state of India. According to 2001 census, it is the largest urban area in the district with a population of 138,091. Calculated population of 2010 is 161,604. It ranks 295th in population...
, a town in Maharashtra, India is sometimes referred to as Bid - Bid, lead singer and songwriter of the band The Monochrome SetThe Monochrome SetThe Monochrome Set are an English post-punk band originally formed in 1978 from the remnants of a college group called The B-Sides...
- In a financial market, the price a market maker will buy a commodity at (see Bid-offer spreadBid-offer spreadThe bid–offer spread for securities is the difference between the prices quoted for an immediate sale and an immediate purchase...
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BID can stand for one of the following:
- BH3 interacting domain death agonistBH3 interacting domain death agonistThe BH3 interacting-domain death agonist, or BID, gene is a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 protein family. Bcl-2 family members share one or more of the four characteristic domains of homology entitled the Bcl-2 homology domains , and can form hetero- or homodimers...
, a pro-apoptotic protein - Binary Integer DecimalBinary Integer DecimalThe IEEE 754-2008 standard includes an encoding format for decimal floating point numbers in which the significand and the exponent can be encoded in two ways, referred to in the draft as binary encoding and decimal encoding....
- Business improvement districtBusiness improvement districtA business improvement district is a defined area within which businesses pay an additional tax or fee in order to fund improvements within the district's boundaries. Grant funds acquired by the city for special programs and/or incentives such as tax abatements can be made available to assist...
- Block Island State AirportBlock Island State AirportBlock Island State Airport is a public airport located on Block Island, in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The airport is owned by the State of Rhode Island. It is primarily a general aviation airport, but there is also scheduled airline service to Westerly State Airport...
(IATA Code: BID) - bis in die, Latin for "twice daily"; usually refers to medication dosage. Often deabbreviated as breakfast and dinner