first refusal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Swinney announced the first refusal policy ahead of a campaign visit to Inverness, saying it could help those struggling to get on the property ladder.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
SpaceX, like many other private firms, typically holds the right of first refusal.
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
OpenAI has also committed to purchasing $250 billion in Azure cloud services from the tech giant, though Microsoft no longer holds first refusal rights as OpenAI's compute provider.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
"It's dreadful though, to have your son's first refusal be about going to saloons," sighed the mother.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford
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