offer
to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion.
to propose or volunteer (to do something): She offered to accompany me.
to make a show of intention (to do something): We did not offer to go first.
to give, make, or promise: She offered no response.
to present solemnly as an act of worship or devotion, as to God, a deity or a saint; sacrifice.
to present for sale: He offered the painting to me at a reduced price.
to tender or bid as a price: to offer ten dollars for a radio.
to attempt or threaten to do, engage in, or inflict: to offer battle.
to put forth; exert: to offer resistance.
to present to sight or notice.
to introduce or present for exhibition or performance.
to render (homage, thanks, etc.).
to present or volunteer (oneself) to someone as a spouse.
to present itself; occur: Whenever an opportunity offered, he slipped off to town.
to present something as an act of worship or devotion; sacrifice.
to make a proposal or suggestion.
to suggest oneself to someone for marriage; propose.
Archaic. to make an attempt (followed by at).
an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.
the condition of being offered: an offer for sale.
something offered.
a proposal or bid to give or pay something as the price of something else; bid: an offer of $90,000 for the house.
Law. a proposal that requires only acceptance in order to create a contract.
an attempt or endeavor.
a show of intention.
a proposal of marriage.
Origin of offer
1synonym study For offer
Other words for offer
Opposites for offer
Other words from offer
- of·fer·a·ble, adjective
- of·fer·er, of·fer·or, noun
- non·of·fer, noun
- pre·of·fer, noun, verb (used with object)
- re·of·fer, verb, noun
- self-offered, adjective
- un·of·fered, adjective
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How to use offer in a sentence
The bank put the house up for auction, but it didn’t receive any offers it found acceptable.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | August 26, 2020 | ProPublicaHere’s what’s on offer if you’re eager to return to movieland.
Are these big discounts enough to get you back into a movie theater? | dzanemorris | August 20, 2020 | FortuneWhen one of them had to leave for a rest break, they’d happily pass out each other’s literature and offer rides to each other’s elderly voters.
Departure from convention—mom, baseball, the postal worker, and patriotism | jakemeth | August 19, 2020 | FortuneMeanwhile, South Dakota became the first state to turn down the offer, citing a strong economic rebound and no need for the additional aid.
These are the states that accepted Trump’s offer for $300 enhanced unemployment benefits | Lance Lambert | August 18, 2020 | FortuneThere’s also little on offer for advertisers so far as Reels seeks to build a community first before rolling out ad formats and sponsored content tags.
‘There’s no revenue on it’: Why publishers aren’t prioritizing Instagram Reels | Lara O'Reilly | August 13, 2020 | Digiday
Some seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
Having a criminal record can reduce the likelihood of getting a callback or job offer by 50 percent.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.
They feel that the system has few advantages to offer in return for the cost it entails upon them.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsYet how came it that even a low-caste mongrel of a Lascar should offer such an overt insult to a Brahmin!
The Red Year | Louis TracyWe accepted the offer, so that they might see the difference between Christianity and their ungodliness.
Thinking it was a request for employment which he could not offer, Malcolm stuffed it carelessly into a pocket.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIn the next place, as I can find no other persons who will come forward on my platform, I am bound to offer myself everywhere.
British Dictionary definitions for offer (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɒfə) /
to present or proffer (something, someone, oneself, etc) for acceptance or rejection
(tr) to present as part of a requirement: she offered English as a second subject
(tr) to provide or make accessible: this stream offers the best fishing
(intr) to present itself: if an opportunity should offer
(tr) to show or express willingness or the intention (to do something)
(tr) to put forward (a proposal, opinion, etc) for consideration
(tr) to present for sale
(tr) to propose as payment; bid or tender
(when tr, often foll by up) to present (a prayer, sacrifice, etc) as or during an act of worship
(tr) to show readiness for: to offer battle
(intr) archaic to make a proposal of marriage
(tr; sometimes foll by up or to) engineering to bring (a mechanical piece) near to or in contact with another, and often to proceed to fit the pieces together
something, such as a proposal or bid, that is offered
the act of offering or the condition of being offered
contract law a proposal made by one person that will create a binding contract if accepted unconditionally by the person to whom it is made: See also acceptance
a proposal of marriage
short for offer price
on offer for sale at a reduced price
Origin of offer
1Derived forms of offer
- offerer or offeror, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Offer (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɒfə) /
Office of Electricity Regulation: merged with Ofgas in 1999 to form Ofgem
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