OFFER

offer

Noun

  1. A proposal that has been made.
  2. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
  3. 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.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. agent noun of off

Verb

  1. To present (something) to God as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.
  2. To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
  3. To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
  4. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
    Everybody offered an opinion.
  5. To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
  6. 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.
  7. To happen, to present itself.
  8. To make an attempt; used with at.
  9. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.
    to offer violence to somebody


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