offer

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A proposal that has been made.

   • What's in his offer?
   • I decline your offer to contract.
2. 2

   Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

   • His offer was $3.50 per share.
3. 3

   An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which…

   An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

   • His first letter was not a real offer, but an attempt to determine interest.
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   1. 4

      To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

      • She offered to help with her homework.
   2. 5

      To present in words

      To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.

      • Everybody offered an opinion.
   3. 6

      To place at someone’s disposal

      To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.

      • He offered use of his car for the week.
      • He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.
   4. 7

      To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.

      • Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.
   5. 8

      To present (something) to the sight etc.

      To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.

      • The city offers beautiful architecture.
   6. 9

      To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical…

      To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.

      • The next stage is to remove and replace the top part of the right side lip, and offer the lid to the car to ensure all the shapes and gaps are okay.
   7. 10

      To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

      • I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.
   8. 11

      To happen, to present itself.

      • The occasion offers, and the youth complies.
      • The opportunity however did not offer till next morning, for Phœbe did not come to bed till long after I was gone to ſleep:
      • Much was I disappointed upon learning that the little packet for Nantucket had already sailed, and that no way of reaching that place would offer, till the following Monday.
   9. 12

      To make an attempt

      To make an attempt; typically used with at.

      • I will not offer at that I cannot master.
      • He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
      • [W]ithout offering at any other Remedy, without taking time to conſider the Conſequences, or to reflect on our own Condition, we haſtily engaged in a War which hath coſt us ſixty Millions; […]
   10. 13

       To put in opposition to

       To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.

       • to offer violence to somebody
       • The peasants offered no resistance as they were rounded up.
       • A car turned the corner and stopped, and three or four people emerged and approached her, grabbing her purse. When she offered resistance, one of the assailants took out a knife and stabbed her in the lower abdomen and legs.
   11. 14

       agent noun of off

   12. 15

       A surname.

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