counteroffer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of counteroffer
Vocabulary lists containing counteroffer
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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Diana said Tuesday that the counteroffer didn’t provide any financial details and dismissed it as a tactic to detract from its own takeover bid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Paramount Skydance presented a $77.9 billion counteroffer Monday.
From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025
My counteroffer was, don’t spend it all too quickly, and thank you very much for the time that you were with Nacional.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
He declined to offer further details, but said the counteroffer had been delivered to Israeli officials.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024
Maybe you should ask me for a counteroffer.
From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory
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