Bidder vs. Supplier — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bidder and Supplier
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Bidder
A person or organization making a formal offer for something, especially at an auction
She was the highest bidder for this rare portrait
His government's preferred bidder for the contract
Supplier
A person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service
The company has to pay suppliers within 90 days of purchase
Suppliers of health care
Every major energy supplier upped their prices
Bidder
To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
Supplier
To make available for use; provide
Does the hotel supply towels?.
Bidder
To auction (a contract)
The city will bid the project next summer.
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Supplier
To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip
Supplied the players with uniforms.
Bidder
To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club
"glancing around to be sure that he had been bid by a society that he wanted" (Louis Auchincloss).
Supplier
To have as a necessary or desirable feature
A crime scene that supplied valuable evidence.
Bidder
(Games) To state one's intention to take (tricks of a certain number or suit in cards)
Bid four hearts.
Supplier
To fill sufficiently; satisfy
Supply a need.
Bidder
To utter (a greeting or salutation)
I bid you farewell.
Supplier
To make up for (a deficiency, for example); compensate for.
Bidder
To issue a command to; direct
"Lee ... bid the captain sit beside him and report" (Stephen W. Sears).
Supplier
The act of supplying
Funds for the supply of the expedition.
Bidder
To invite to attend; summon
The host bid the guests come to dinner.
Supplier
An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock
Our supply of milk is low.
Bidder
To make an offer to pay or accept a specified price
Decided not to bid on the roll-top desk.
Supplier
Often supplies Materials or provisions stored and dispensed when needed.
Bidder
To seek to win or attain something; strive.
Supplier
(Economics) The amount of a commodity available for meeting a demand or for purchase at a given price.
Bidder
An offer to pay a certain amount of money for something
Made a bid on the antique desk.
Supplier
One who supplies; a provider.
Bidder
The amount offered or proposed
The highest bid at the auction was $5,000.
Supplier
(soccer) Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.
Bidder
An invitation, especially one offering membership in a group or club.
Supplier
One who supplies.
Bidder
An earnest effort to win or attain something
A team in a bid to win the championship.
A candidate who made a bid for the presidency.
Supplier
Someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
Bidder
The act of bidding in cards.
Bidder
The number of tricks or points declared.
Bidder
The trump or no-trump declared.
Bidder
The turn of a player to bid.
Bidder
Someone who bids all senses, but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction
The highest bidder shall get the house.
Bidder
One who commands or orders
Bidder
One who asks or invites
Bidder
One who begs
Bidder
One who bids or offers a price.
Bidder
Someone who makes an offer
Bidder
Someone who makes a bid at cards
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