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offer

  • noun
  • of·fer
  • /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/

A proposal that has been made.

Example

“What's in his offer?”

Other meanings

  1. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

    “His offer was $3.50 per share.”

  2. 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.”

Example sentences

  • “Did the market offer good deals today?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “I didn't know what I had to offer other people.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “This offer has expired.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "offerō" (to present, bring before).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “offer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.