Sekirov Dictionary

offer

UK /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/US /ˈɔfɚ/

verb 11
noun 4
forms 6
phrases 4

verb11

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To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
- He offered use of his car for the week.
- He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.
To present (something) for sale.
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To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
- I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.
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to express a wish to do something for someone, if they want it
- She offered to help with her homework.
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To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.
- The city offers beautiful architecture.
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To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
- Everybody offered an opinion.
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To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.
- The peasants offered no resistance as they were rounded up.
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To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.
- Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement. — 1611
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To happen, to present itself.
- The occasion offers, and the youth complies. — 1697
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To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
- The next stage is to remove and replace the top part of the right side lip, and offer the lid to the car to ensure all the shapes and gaps are okay. — 2009
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(no longer used) To make an attempt; typically used with at.
- I will not offer at that I cannot master. — 1627

noun4

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A proposal that has been made.
- What's in his offer?
- I decline your offer to contract.
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Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
- His offer was $3.50 per share.
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An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.
- His first letter was not a real offer, but an attempt to determine interest.
agent noun of off

forms

offer'd · offered · offering · offereth · offers · offerest

Phrases with offer

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