bid firm

基本解释

Firm bid rule Principle that a bid is irrevocable for a reasonable time after bid opening.
递实盘规则即在开标后的合理时间内实盘不可撤消原则。
Although to set up a foreign bid a Chinese firm has to jump through lots of hoops, once it has done so it enjoys formidable advantages.
尽管要收购一家外企，中国公司得先过很多坎，但一旦成功，便好处不断。
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Mr Ballmer said Microsoft was reluctant to launch a hostile bid as the firm was unwilling to get involved in a protracted fight for the support of Yahoo!’s shareholders.
鲍尔默先生说微软不愿进行敌意收购因为他的公司不想陷入争取雅虎股东斗争的泥潭。

Industry players rejected a bid by Chinese firm Huawei to acquire Nortel in 2008 because of business intel concerns.
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Iran's state petrochemicals firm bid eagerly for Basell—only to lose when America objected.
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If a big technology firm bid successfully for, say, .cloud, consumers might come to associate cloud computing with that company above others.
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