Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer.
- intransitive verb To put forward for consideration; propose.
- intransitive verb To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement.
- intransitive verb To present as an act of worship.
- intransitive verb To propose as payment; bid.
- intransitive verb To make available; afford.
- intransitive verb To present for sale.
- intransitive verb To provide; furnish.
- intransitive verb To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer.
- intransitive verb To engage in; put up.
- intransitive verb To threaten.
- intransitive verb To produce or introduce on the stage.
- intransitive verb To present an offering in worship or devotion.
- intransitive verb To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.
- intransitive verb To present itself.
- intransitive verb Baseball To swing at a pitch. Used of a batter.
- noun The act of offering.
- noun Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered.
- noun Law A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.
- noun The condition of being offered, especially for sale.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of presenting to notice or for acceptance, or that which is brought forward or presented to notice or for acceptance; a proposal made and submitted: as, his offer of protection was declined; to receive an offer of marriage.
- noun The act of bidding or proposing to give a price or to do for a price, or the sum bid; a tender or proposal to give or do something for a specified equivalent, or for something in return: as, no offer of less than a dollar will be received; he made an offer for the building of the bridge.
- noun Attempt; endeavor; essay; show; pretense.
- noun An offering; something presented by way of sacrifice or of acknowledgment.
- To bring or put forward; present to notice; hold out to notice or for acceptance; present: sometimes used reflexively.
- To present for acceptance or rejection; tender or make tender of; hence, to bid or tender as a price: as, to
offer ten dollars for a thing. - To present solemnly, or as an act of worship: often with up: as, to
offer up a prayer; to offer sacrifices; hence, to sacrifice; immolate. - To expose for sale.
- To propose to give or to do; proffer; volunteer; show a disposition or declare a willingness to do (something): as, to
offer help; to offer battle. - To attempt to do; set about doing (something) to or against one; attempt; make a show of doing (something): as, to
offer violence or resistance; to offer an insult. - Synonyms and Adduce, Allege, Assign, etc. (see
adduce ), exhibit, extend, hold out, furnish, give, propound, propose, show, move. - To present itself; come into view or be at hand: as, an opportunity now offers.
- To present or make an offering; offer up prayer, thanks, etc.; present a eucharistic oblation.
- To present one's self in order to pay court or respects; pay one's respects.
- To act on the offensive; deal a blow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To present itself; to be at hand.
- intransitive verb To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used with
at . - noun The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
- noun That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
- noun Attempt; endeavor; essay.
- transitive verb To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with
up . - transitive verb To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection
- transitive verb To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness.
- transitive verb To attempt; to undertake.
- transitive verb To bid, as a price, reward, or wages
- transitive verb To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun used in combinations from phrasal verbs agent noun of
off - noun A
proposal that has been made.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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On the other hand, if it confers no actual rights on any who are beyond its reach, -- if it is merely an _offer_ of freedom to all who can come and receive it, -- then those only who do receive it while the offer continues will have any rights by it when it has ceased to be in force.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 Various
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We shall then invade the Mississippi Valley from New Orleans, and our next offer of terms will be made to you from St. Louis or Chicago, _and it will be a very different offer_. "
The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory Cleveland Moffett 1894
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What John McCain offer is a weak ineffective leader who has to grovel for political contributions.
McCain Campaign Is Returning Donations - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Ms. Brightman is heading out on a leg of a concert tour, so why should her label offer up the music for free?
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We believe that the offer is a responsible effort to meet the needs of contract faculty and graduate students in an extremely difficult economic climate.
Could Osgoode Law Students Sue Over Strike? : Law is Cool 2009
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Your offer is the heart of every promotion, so you should make it as strong and appealing as possible.
12 Dreary Tips that Add Excitement to Marketing Copy | Write to Done 2009
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This offer is available in most parts of the world … but not Australia???
Windows 7 Australian Upgrade Pricing: Unclear, Expensive | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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If our offer is agreeable to you, please fill in the proper blank space with the title of your book.
Chapter 43 2010
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He came up to Berriew to interview me once - and was forced to walking around the garden (which with some sarcasm he referred as my 'estate') If you have half a day to spare, the offer is there.
Nick who? 2008
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Another part of the offer is an interception method for SSL based communication, working on the same principle of establishing a man-in-the-middle attack on the key material on the client machine.
Boing Boing 2008
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