offeree

American  

[aw-fuh-ree, of-uh-] / ˈɔ fəˌri, ˈɒf ə- /

noun

Law.

1. the person to whom an offer is made.

   The offeree failed to follow up his earlier expression of interest, and the offer lapsed.

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Etymology

Origin of offeree

First recorded in 1845–50; offer ( def. ) + -ee ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Takeover Panel has stated that these types of protections may “deter competing offerors from making an offer, thereby denying offeree company shareholders the possibility of deciding on the merits of a competing offer.”

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2011

The Road shows were rummage sales of stuff out of vaudeville, burlesque�marvelously shoddy masterpieces offeree and fantasy, stitched together with cliches and ad libs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Accordingly, it issued a warning that unmistakably implied the use offeree.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I put myself through a crash course in the exotic hardware, the numerology offeree levels and the foreign language of arms-control acronyms," he explains.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, if an offer to buy or sell is sent by telegraph, and is improperly transmitted by the telegraph company, an acceptance by the offeree creates a binding bargain.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney