tender offer

American  

noun

1. a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.

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Etymology

Origin of tender offer

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

“Anthropic is doing a $30 billion tender offer at a $900 billion valuation External link, and they say, ‘You’ve got to have it signed by Wednesday and funded by Friday, or you’re out.’

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Last week it extended the expiration of its tender offer to acquire Arcellx to April 24.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They argued that the government had not made a tender offer, as mandated by Argentine law, to these two companies, which were YPF's second- and third-largest investors.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Scholastic will repurchase up to $200 million of its stock through a tender offer, funded by the sale of its real-estate assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Paramount, which had initially bid $108 billion for the entire company, continued to circle, launching a hostile tender offer aimed directly at shareholders and continually sweetening the terms of its bid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026