OBO

American

Or obo

abbreviation

or best offer: (used in an ad for something being sold, usually after citing the asking price, to say that the seller will consider accepting a lower price for the item).

Used bike, together with panniers and water bottle, $200 OBO.
All items at the garage sale are obo.

Etymology

Origin of OBO

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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The 19-year-old appeared in the newly released video for her dad’s track "7500 OBO," which marks his first music video since 2018.

From Fox News • Aug. 15, 2021

Kindly direct your enquiries to your new MC, the Joel Grey of the OBO, Herr Adam Collins.

From The Guardian • Dec. 17, 2020

For anyone involved in the enjoyable OBO debate yesterday about the 2005 attack v 2020 vintage, here is Vic’s take - albeit referencing 2008.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2020

“Morning Adam, so good to have cricket, OBO and your good self all back.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2020

Hugo and I read the notices on the board for secondhand Legos, kittens needing homes, good-as-new washing machines for £10 OBO, and ads promising you hundreds of extra pounds in your spare time.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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