offer
Plural: offers
Noun
- the verbal act of offering
- "a generous offer of assistance"
- something offered (as a proposal or bid)
- "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
- a usually brief attempt
- A proposal that has been made.
- Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
- 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.
- agent noun of off
Verb
Verb Forms: offered, offering, offers
- To present something for acceptance or consideration.
- make available or accessible, provide or furnish
- "The conference center offers a health spa"
- "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
- present for acceptance or rejection
- "She offered us all a cold drink"
- agree freely
- "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
- put forward for consideration
- "He offered his opinion"
- offer verbally
- "He offered his sympathy"
- make available for sale
- "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
- propose a payment
- "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
- produce or introduce on the stage
- "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
- present as an act of worship
- "offer prayers to the gods"
- mount or put up
- "offer resistance"
- make available; provide
- "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
- ask (someone) to marry you
- threaten to do something
- "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"
- To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
- To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
- To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
- To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
- To present (something) for sale.
- To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.
- To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.
- To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
- To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
- To happen, to present itself.
- To make an attempt; typically used with at.
- To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.
Examples
- Everybody offered an opinion.
- He didn’t just play words; he would often OFFER advice, solicited or not, to his opponent.
- He offered use of his car for the week. He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.
- His first letter was not a real offer, but an attempt to determine interest.
- His offer was $3.50 per share.
- I decline your offer to contract.
- I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.
- She offered to help with her homework.
- The city offers beautiful architecture.
- The peasants offered no resistance as they were rounded up.
- to offer violence to somebody
- What's in his offer?
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English offer, from Old English offrian (“offer or make a sacrifice”) rather than from Old French offre (“offer”), from offrir (“to offer”), from Latin offerō (“to present, bring before”). Compare North Frisian offer (“sacrifice, donation, fee”), Dutch offer (“offering, sacrifice”), German Opfer (“victim, sacrifice”), Danish offer (“victim, sacrifice”), Icelandic offr (“offering”). See verb below.
Synonyms
bid, crack, declare oneself, extend, fling, go, offer up, offering, pass, pop the question, proffer, propose, provide, put up, tender, volunteer, whirl, showcase
Scrabble Score: 11
offer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoffer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
offer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary