first refusal

British  

noun

1. the chance of buying a house, merchandise, etc, before the offer is made to other potential buyers

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first refusal

The investigation concerns Casemiro's discovery rights, an MLS regulation that gives a specific club first refusal over a player should they want to join.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Mason said CBS News will have right of first refusal on any interviews he books and is helping to promote the launch of “Alchemy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Forge noted that the right of first refusal process must be completed before trades on its platform are completed.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026

“They offered no advance. The clause that I really should have taken out was the right of first refusal, which boxed me in,” she explained.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2025

I can only reply, Mr. Meyerstein," he said, "in this way: if I desire to place the box on the market, you shall have first refusal, and the same applies to the contents, if any.

From The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer