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1. a. : a presenting of something for acceptance. considering job offers from several firms. an offer of marriage. b. : an undertaking to do an act or give something on condition that the party to whom the proposal is made do some specified act or make a return promise. 2. obsolete : offering.
to say officially that you would like to buy something, especially a house, at a particular price: They were asking $180,000 for the apartment, so I put in an offer of $170,000. See more. B1. a reduction in the usual price of something, usually for a short period: Don't miss out on our latest offer. on offer B2.
One person offers something, and another person accepts or rejects it. It's polite to offer guests something to drink and to offer a friend some space under your umbrella. A marriage proposal is a type of offer.
Offer is a common word in general use for presenting something to be accepted or rejected: to offer assistance. Proffer, with the same meaning, is now chiefly a literary word: to proffer one's services.
Definition of offer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to present or proffer (something, someone, oneself, etc) for acceptance or rejection. 2. ( tr) to present as part of a requirement: she offered English as a second subject. 3. ( tr) to provide or make accessible: this stream offers the best fishing. 4. ( intr) to present itself: if an opportunity should offer.
offer is a common word in general use for presenting something to be accepted or rejected: to offer assistance. proffer, with the same meaning, is now chiefly a literary word: to proffer one's services. tender (no longer used in reference to concrete objects) is a ceremonious term for a more or less formal or conventional act: to tender one's ...
