offer

of·fer  (ôfr, fr)

v. of·fered, of·fer·ing, of·fers

v.tr.

1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: offered me a drink.

2.

a. To put forward for consideration; propose: offer an opinion.

b. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement: offered new statistics in order to facilitate the decision-making process.

3.

a. To make available; afford: The situation offers us the opportunity to learn more.

b. To present for sale.

c. To provide; furnish: a hotel that offers conference facilities.

4. To propose as payment; bid.

5. To present as an act of worship: offer up prayers.

6. To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer: offered to carry the packages.

7. To put up; mount: partisans who offered strong resistance to the invaders.

8. To threaten: offered to leave without them if they didn't hurry.

9. To produce or introduce on the stage: The repertory group is offering two new plays this season.

v.intr.

1. To present an offering in worship or devotion.

2. To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.

3. To present itself: "This plan was dropped, because of its risk, and because a better offered" (T.E. Lawrence).

n.

1. The act of offering: an offer of assistance.

2. Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered.

3. Law A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.

4. The condition of being offered, especially for sale: thousands of bushels of wheat on offer.

5.

a. An attempt; a try.

b. A show of intention.

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[Middle English offren, from Old English offrian, to present in worship, and from Old French offrir, to propose, present, both from Latin offerre, to present, offer : ob-, to; see ob- + ferre, to bring; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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offer·er, offer·or n.

Synonyms: offer, proffer, tender², present²
These verbs mean to put before another for acceptance or rejection. Offer is the basic general term in this group: offered us some tea; a store that offered sizable discounts.
Proffer implies voluntary action motivated especially by courtesy or generosity: "Mr. van der Luyden . . . proffered to Newland low-voiced congratulations" (Edith Wharton).
To tender is to offer formally: tendered her respects; tendered my resignation.
Present suggests formality and often a measure of ceremony: "A footman entered, and presented . . . some mail on a silver tray" (Winston Churchill).

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offer [ˈɒfə]

vb

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

5. (tr) to show or express willingness or the intention (to do something)

6. (tr) to put forward (a proposal, opinion, etc.) for consideration

7. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to present for sale

8. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to propose as payment; bid or tender

9. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (when tr, often foll by up) to present (a prayer, sacrifice, etc.) as or during an act of worship

10. (tr) to show readiness for to offer battle

11. (intr) Archaic to make a proposal of marriage

12. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr; sometimes foll by up or to) Engineering to bring (a mechanical piece) near to or in contact with another, and often to proceed to fit the pieces together

n

1. something, such as a proposal or bid, that is offered

2. the act of offering or the condition of being offered

3. (Law) Contract law a proposal made by one person that will create a binding contract if accepted unconditionally by the person to whom it is made See also acceptance

4. a proposal of marriage

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) short for offer price

(Business / Commerce)

on offer for sale at a reduced price

[Old English, from Latin offerre to present, from ob- to + ferre to bring]

offerer , offeror n

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Offer [ˈɒfə]

n (formerly, in Britain)

acronym for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Office of Electricity Regulation: merged with Ofgas in 1999 to form Ofgem

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offer

• bid - Derives from Old English beodan, "to offer or command."
• carrot-and-stick - Refers to an offer of reward countered by the threat of punishment.
• blind fold - Worn by the Greek statue for justice so she cannot see the bribes being offered to her, hence, blind justice.
• cast pearls before swine - To offer something valuable to someone who does not appreciate it.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	offer - the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" offering speech act - the use of language to perform some act
	2.	offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" offering subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about contract offer - offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, proposal - an offer of marriage proposition - an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors) counteroffer - an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer bid, tender - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price prospectus - a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision" tender offer - an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both reward - the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property rights issue, rights offering - an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later; "the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders" special - a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops" olive branch, peace offering - something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace twofer - an offer of two for the price of one
	3.	offer - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" fling, go, whirl, crack, pass attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
Verb	1.	offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" accost, solicit, hook - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	offer - present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" proffer give - proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" tender - make a tender of; in legal settlements
	3.	offer - agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" volunteer act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	4.	offer - put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" propose, project - present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
	5.	offer - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" extend pay, give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" extend, offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
	6.	offer - make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" put up - make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction" market - engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
	7.	offer - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" bid, tender auction sale, vendue, auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidder by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" overbid - bid more than the object is worth underbid - bid too low outbid - bid higher than others underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder
	8.	offer - produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month" bring on, bring out, produce - bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"
	9.	offer - present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods" offer up sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals worship - attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner"
	10.	offer - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" put up, provide wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
	11.	offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" extend offer, extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	12.	offer - ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" declare oneself, pop the question, propose request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
	13.	offer - threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" threaten - to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

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offer

verb

1. present with, give, hand, hold out to Rhys offered him an apple.

2. provide, present, furnish, make available, afford, place at (someone's) disposal Western governments have offered aid.
provide refuse, withdraw, withhold, take back, revoke, retract

3. volunteer, come forward, offer your services, be at (someone's) service Peter offered to help us.

4. propose, suggest, advance, extend, submit, put forward, put forth They offered no suggestion as to how it might be done.

5. give, show, bring, provide, render, impart His mother and sister rallied round offering comfort.

6. sacrifice, give up, offer up He will offer the first harvest of rice to the sun goddess.

7. put up for sale, sell, put on the market, market, put under the hammer The house is being offered at 1.5 million pounds.

8. bid, submit, propose, extend, tender, proffer He offered a fair price for the land.

noun

1. proposal, suggestion, proposition, submission, attempt at, endeavour, overture He has refused all offers of help.

2. bargain, deal, discount, steal (informal), reduction, good deal, good buy, snip (informal), giveaway, (cheap) purchase Today's special offer gives you a choice of three destinations.

3. bid, tender, bidding price We've made an offer for the house.

on offer available, for sale, on the market, to be had, purchasable country cottages on offer at bargain prices

Quotations
"He's a businessman ... I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" [Mario Puzo The Godfather]

Translations

offer [ˈɒfəʳ]

A. N (gen, Comm) → oferta f
"offers over £25" → ofertas a partir de 25 libras
"£50 or nearest offer" → 50 libras, negociable
he has had a good offer for the house → le han hecho una buena oferta por la casa
introductory offer → oferta f de lanzamiento
to make (sb) an offer (for sth) → hacer una oferta(a algn) (por algo)
they made me an offer I couldn't refuse → me hicieron una oferta que no pude rechazar
offers of help are flooding in → están lloviendo las ofertas de ayuda
I accepted his offer of a lift → acepté cuando se ofreció a llevarme en coche
offer of marriage → propuesta f de matrimonio
to be on offer (Comm) → estar de oferta
"on offer this week" → de oferta esta semana
it's the only entertainment on offer in this town → es la única atracción en esta ciudad
there are so many courses on offer → existe tal oferta de cursillos
offer of peace, peace offer → ofrecimiento m de paz
I might take you up on that offer → puede que acepte tu oferta
the house is under offer → tenemos una oferta para la casa pendiente de formalizar el contrato
see also job C
see also open A8
see also share, special ¹ D

B. VT

1. (= invite to) can I offer you sth to drink? → ¿quieres tomar algo?
"can I get you a drink?" she offered → -¿te sirvo algo? -preguntó ofreciéndose

2. (= make available) [+ help, services, money] → ofrecer; [+ information, advice] → dar, ofrecer
to have a lot to offer → tener mucho que ofrecer
to offer sb sth; offer sth to sb → ofrecer algo a algn
the island has little to offer the tourist → la isla no tiene mucho que ofrecer al turista
I offered her a fair price for the land → le ofrecí un buen precio por el terreno
to offer to do sth → ofrecerse a hacer algo
I offered to pay for her → me ofrecí a pagar lo suyo
one of the group offered himself as spokesman → uno del grupo se prestó or se ofreció a ser el portavoz
to offer one's hand (to shake) → tender la mano

3. (= express, make) [+ opinion] → expresar; [+ comment, remark, suggestion] → hacer
if I may offer a suggestion → si me permite hacer una sugerencia ...
to offer an apology → ofrecer disculpas, disculparse
he offered no explanation → no dio ninguna explicación
the President has offered his sympathy to relatives → el presidente ha expresado sus condolencias a los familiares

4. (= afford) [+ opportunity, prospect, solution] → ofrecer
the country offers a wealth of opportunities for investment → el país ofrece or brinda muchas oportunidades de inversión
the hotel offers magnificent views over the lake → el hotel tiene unas magníficas vistas al lago
it seemed to offer a solution to our problem → parecía ofrecer or brindar una solución a nuestro problema

5. (= show) he offered no resistance → no opuso resistencia

6. (Rel) (also offer up) [+ sacrifice] → ofrecer
to offer (up) a prayer for sb → rezar una oración por algn
to offer (up) a prayer to Saint Anthony → ofrecer or rezar una oración a San Antonio
she offered (up) a silent prayer of thanks → rezó en silencio dando gracias

C. VI

1. (= volunteer) → ofrecerse
I could have done with some help but no one offered → me hubiera venido bien algo de ayuda pero nadie se ofreció

2. (= become available) → presentarse
she promised to do it when opportunity offered → prometió hacerlo cuando se presentara la oportunidad

D. CPD offer price N (St Ex) → precio m de oferta

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offer [ˈɒfə^r]

n

(gen) → offre f
a good offer → une bonne offre
to accept an offer → accepter une offre
Ingrid would not accept Steele's offer → Ingrid ne voulait pas accepter l'offre de Steele.
She accepted the offer of a cigarette
BUT Elle accepta la cigarette qu'on lui offrait.
an offer of compensation → une offre de compensation
He has dismissed an offer of compensation → Il a rejeté une offre de compensation.
to turn down sb's offer of sth → décliner l'offre que qn fait de qch
I reluctantly turned down her offer of a bed for the night → J'ai décliné à regret l'offre qu'elle me faisait d'un lit pour la nuit.
to make sb an offer → faire une offre à qn
to make an offer for sth → faire une offre pour qch
to be open to offers → être ouvert à toute proposition

on offer (= on the market) → sur le marché
some of the excellent books on offer → certains des excellents livres sur le marché

(= reduced price) → offre f
today's special offer → l'offre spéciale d'aujourd'hui
to be on offer [product] → être en promotion
Olive oil is on offer this week → L'huile d'olive est en promotion cette semaine.
"on special offer" → "en promotion"

vt → offrir
to offer a reward for information → offrir une récompense pour toute information
to be offered sth [person] → se voir offrir qch
to offer sth to sb → offrir qch à qn
to offer sb sth → offrir qch à qn
to offer to do sth → offrir de faire qch
He offered to help me → Il m'a offert de m'aider.
I offered to go with them → Je leur ai offert de les accompagner.
to have sth to offer → avoir qch à offrir

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offer

n → Angebot nt; (also offer of marriage) → (Heirats)antrag m; the offer’s there → das Angebot gilt or steht; did you have many offers of help? → haben Ihnen viele Leute ihre Hilfe angeboten?; any offers? → ist jemand interessiert?; to make somebody an offer of something → jdm etw anbieten; he made me an offer (of £50) → er machte mir ein Angebot (von £ 50); an offer I couldn’t refuse → ein Angebot, zu dem ich nicht Nein or nein sagen konnte; offers over £75,000 → Angebote nicht unter £ 75.000; on offer (Comm) (= on special offer) → im Angebot; (= for sale) → verkäuflich ? near 3 b

vt

help, money, job, food, friendship etc → anbieten; reward, prize → aussetzen; to offer to do something → anbieten, etw zu tun; (= offer one’s services) → sich bereit erklären, etw zu tun; he offered to give me £5 for it → er bot mir dafür £ 5 an; he offered to help → er bot seine Hilfe an; to offer one’s services → sich anbieten; he was offered the job → ihm wurde die Stelle angeboten; did he offer to? → hat er sich angeboten?; he’s got nothing to offer → er hat nichts zu bieten

advice → anbieten; plan, suggestion → unterbreiten; remark → beisteuern; excuse → vorbringen; consolation → spenden; condolences → aussprechen; to offer an opinion → sich (dazu) äußern; to offer one’s resignation → seinen Rücktritt anbieten

(= present in worship or sacrifice) prayers, homage, sacrifice → darbringen; one’s life → opfern; nuns offer their lives to God → Nonnen stellen ihr Leben in den Dienst Gottes

(= put up, attempt to inflict) resistance → bieten; to offer violence → gewalttätig werden (to gegen) ? battle

(= afford, make available) sleeping accommodation etc → bieten; the bay offered a fine view → von der Bucht bot sich eine schöne Aussicht

subject (for exam) → machen

vi whenever the opportunity offers → wann immer sich die Gelegenheit bietet or ergibt; did he offer? → hat er es angeboten?

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offer [ˈɒfəʳ]

1. n (gen) → offerta, proposta
offer of marriage → proposta di matrimonio
to make an offer for sth → fare un'offerta per qc
offers over £25 → offerte dalle 25 sterline in su
to be on offer (Comm) → essere in offerta (speciale)

2. vt (gen) → offrire; (apology) → presentare; (comment, opinion) → dare
to offer sth to sb or sb sth → offrire qc a qn
to offer to do sth → offrirsi di fare qc
to offer resistance → opporre resistenza

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offer

v offer [ˈofə]

1 to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture. aanbied يَقْتَرِح، يُهْدي، يَعْرِض предлагам nabídnout tilbyde (an)bieten προσφέρω, προτείνω ofrecer pakkuma پیشنهاد کردن tarjota offrir, proposer לְהַצִיע प्रदान करना ponuditi (fel)ajánl menawarkan bjóða offrire 提供する 제공하다 (pa)siūlyti piedāvāt mempelawa aanbieden tilby, by zaproponować oferecer a oferi предлагать ponúknuť ponuditi ponuditi erbjuda เสนอ teklif etmek 提供 пропонувати پيش کش کرنا mời; đề nghị 提供

2 to say that one is willing He offered to help. aanbied يَعْرِض، يُعْلِن اسْتِعْداده предлагам nabídnout tilbyde anbieten προσφέρομαι, είμαι πρόθυμος να κάνω κτ. ofrecerse end pakkuma داوطلب شدن tarjoutua offrir (de) לְהַצִיע पेशकश करना ponuditi se (fel)kínál menyatakan keinginan bjóðast (til) offrirsi di 申し出る 제안하다 pasisiūlyti piedāvāt (palīdzību), pieteikties menawarkan aanbieden tilby seg zaofiarować oferecer-se a se oferi (să) предлагать ponúknuť ponuditi se ponuditi erbjuda เสนอ teklifte bulunmak (表示願意) пропонувати آمادگي کا اظہار کرنا sẵn sàng （表示愿意）

n

1 an act of offering an offer of help. aanbieding, aanbod عَرْض предлагане nabídka tilbud das Angebot προσφορά oferta, ofrecimiento pakkumine پیشنهاد tarjoutuminen offre, proposition הַצָעָה प्रस्ताव ponuda ajánlat tawaran boð offerta 申し出 제공, 제안 (pa)siūlymas piedāvājums tawaran aanbod tilbud propozycja oferta ofertă, propunere предложение ponuka ponudba ponuda erbjudande ข้อเสนอ önerme, teklif 提供 пропозиція پيش کش lời mời 提供

2 an offering of money as the price of something They made an offer of $50,000 for the house. aanbod, bod عَرْض، سِعْر، ثَمَن оферта nabídka tilbud das Angebot προσφορά χρημάτων oferta pakkumine پیشنهاد tarjous offre תְּרוּמָה भेंट ponuda ajánlat penawaran tilboð offerta 付け値 부르는 값, 호가 kainos siūlymas cenas piedāvājums tawaran bod tilbud, bud oferta proposta ofertă предложение цены ponuka ponudba ponuda bud เสนอราคา fiyat teklifi 報價 пропозиція ціни بولي، مول sự trả giá 报价

n offering

1 a gift a birthday offering. geskenk, offering هَدِيَّه подарък dar gave; -gave das Geschenk δώρο, προσφορά regalo kingitus هدیه lahja don, cadeau מַתָנָה भेंट dar ajándék hadiah gjöf dono 贈り物 선물 dovana dāvana, veltījums hadiah gift gave dar oferta dar, cadou подношение; подарок dar darilo poklon gåva ของขวัญ armağan 獻禮 подарунок تحفہ một món quà 献礼

2 money given during a religious service a church offering. dankoffer, kollekte تَبَرُّع للكَنيسَه дарение sbírka (vybrané peníze při bohoslužbě) offergave die Spende εισφορά στην εκκλησία ofrenda annetus خیرات kolehti offrande מִנחָה दान, चढ़ावा milostinja adakozás persembahan peningagjöf offerta 献金 헌금 auka ziedojums derma gave offer(gave) datek oferenda ofrandă пожертвование vybrané peniaze darovanje prilog offergåva ของถวาย bağış, zekât 供奉物 пожертвування چڑھاوا đồ cúng 供奉物

on offer

for sale, often cheaply That shop has chairs on offer at $20 each. spesiale aanbieding/aanbod مَعْروض للبَيْع разпродажба na prodej på tilbud zu verkaufen σε προσφορά de oferta müügil فروشی tarjouksessa en promotion לְהַצִיע מְחִיר पेशकश rasprodaja eladó dijual murah til sölu, á tilboðsverði in offerta; in vendita 売り出しの 매물로 내놓아 parduodamas pārdošanā; izpārdošanā ditawarkan te koop til salgs; på tilbud w okazyjnej sprzedaży à venda cu preţ promo­ţional (de) в продаже na predaj naprodaj na rasprodaji till salu สำหรับขาย satılık 出售 у продажу برائے فروخت rao bán 出售

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offer → اقتراح, يٌقَدِم nabídka, nabídnout tilbud, tilbyde anbieten, Angebot προσφέρω, προσφορά oferta, ofrecer tarjota, tarjous offre, proposer nuditi, ponuda offerta, offrire 提供, 提供する 제공, 제공하다 aanbieden, aanbod tilbud, tilby oferta, zaoferować oferecer, oferta предлагать, предложение erbjuda, erbjudande เสนอเพื่อให้พิจรณา, ข้อเสนอ teklif, teklif etmek đề nghị, lời đề nghị 出价