[] () () (usually be gazumped) when sb who has made an offer to pay a particular price for sth, and who has had this offer accepted, is gazumped, their offer is no longer accepted by the seller, because sb else has made a higher offer （价格议定後有人出价更高而向买主）食言毁约◆The merger failed when their bid was gazumped by a larger US firm. 此次合并失败是因为一家大型美国公司比他们出价高所致。▸gazumping /gəˈzʌmpɪŋ/