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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.


Etymology

Origin of offeree

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

Example Sentences

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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

"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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

If the offeree sent a telegram, then he would be obliged to prove the delivery of the dispatch.

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

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 Albert Sidney Bolles

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