How to say "bid" in Japanese

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  • 入札にゅうさつCommon
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA noun covering 'bid' or 'tender' in auctions and public or private contract bidding. It refers to the bid itself or the bidding process, as in submitting a bid for a construction project.
    橋はしの建設けんせつの入札にゅうさつが募つのられた。↗
    Bids were solicited for the building of the bridge.
  • 競るせるCommon
    godan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning 'to bid', used for the act of competing to buy something by offering prices, typically at an auction where bidders try to outdo one another.

Use the noun for the tender submitted in an auction or contract bidding, and the verb when describing the act of bidding itself.

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