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  • noun Plural form of counterbid.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid.

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Examples

  • Hertz Global Holdings , vying with Avis Budget Group in bids and counterbids since last year, sweetened its offer to $72 a share Monday for the smaller competitor.

    Traders Gear Up for Auto Action Brendan Conway 2011

  • It is fitting that the takeover battle for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan provides fertile ground for rumors of counterbids.

    WSJ: Potash Defenses Lie Closer to Home 2010

  • After 28 bids and counterbids -- in the third round of bidding in just the last three weeks --

    'Vultures' Vie in Auction 2009

  • One alternative would be to encourage counterbids by miners such as BHP Billiton for some of the assets Chinalco is buying.

    Rio Tinto's China Dilemma 2009

  • The offer is subject to a 75% shareholder-approval threshold, SABMiller said, though Grolsch executives said they don't expect any shareholder resistance to the takeover or any counterbids.

    SABMiller Bids for Rival Grolsch 2007

  • CMVM said on Saturday it had started an administrative process against Camargo Correa with the purpose of making the company's proposed merger comply with the rules on counterbids or withdraw it.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • * Limits on the number of counterbids a user can place on a similar auction.

    Freelancer.com - New Projects 2010

  • * Limits on the number of counterbids a user can place on a similar auction.

    Freelancer.com - New Projects 2010

  • After more than a year of bids and counterbids, CF Industries landed Terra Industries on Friday for $4.7 billion, creating a giant fertilizer company.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • NEW YORK - After more than a year of bids and counterbids, CF Industries landed Terra Industries on Friday for

    WN.com - Articles related to Former Samsung chairman Lee returns to top post 2010

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