Dictionary entry
Unparliamentary language
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ri/
Pronunciation
/ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ri/
Myanmar Meaning
ကျမ်းကျိန်မှု၊ ဆဲရေးမှု။
Definition
underbid / ʌndǝ'bÇd / v ( -dd- ; pt, pp underbid ) (ေလလံဆြဲရာ၊ ေဈးၿပိဳင္ေပးသြင္းရာ၌) ေအာက္ေဈးေပးသည္။
Examples
- ‘We can be underbid by smaller contractors on little jobs.’
- ‘Their whole business model is about bringing in inexpensive foreign labor so they can underbid their rivals.’
- ‘He's talking about American workers being underbid in the global labor market.’
- ‘The question
- of course
- is whether the cost overruns stem from unforeseen problems that crop up over the course of a project or whether projects are routinely underbid.’
- ‘Apparently
- the roofing contractor had underbid the project and was saving money by leaving gaps between the insulation boards
- thus reducing the amount of material that had to be purchased.’
- ‘Many framers often find themselves underbidding themselves to keep a piece of work in the shop for framing.’
- ‘They'll help reveal
- early on
- any underbidding mistakes you've made - preferably before the cash-flow crunch and the red ink.’
- ‘To get their initial clients
- they had to underbid and offer lower prices.’
- ‘They manage to provide a certain product range at a competitive price - so competitive that individual local traders find impossible to underbid.’
- ‘Companies in the market for consultants can now use Web exchanges to post REPs (request for proposals) and then sit back while the contenders prepare responses and underbid one another.’
- ‘The contractor had significantly underbid the job.’
- ‘The audience roared because they thought I underbid.’
- ‘In order to make their bid more attractive the new contractors must underbid each other.’
- ‘Small manufacturers tend to be terrified of losing an order
- so they dramatically underbid.’
- ‘We hereby assume that he only sells his coats for the same price as his competitors
- and does not take advantage of these economies to underbid them.’
- ‘This worsens the trade deficit and helps these companies underbid rivals.’
- ‘They underbid
- over-promised and they didn't deliver.’
- ‘Companies with poor safety records may be able to underbid companies that invest in safety but only in the short term.’
- ‘Framers
- she said
- often will start underbidding themselves by immediately suggesting other options to make the job less expensive.’
- ‘‘Desperate contractors will underbid labor
- safety and management costs just to keep their crews busy
- ’ he says.’