offer
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 of help or sth that is neededADJECTIVE▪ generous, kind▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE)▪
The company has made a conditional offer.
▪She received a conditional offer from the University of Warwick. (BrE)
▪ job▪ peace (usually peace offering)VERB + OFFER▪ make (sb)▪He made me an offer I simply couldn't refuse.
▪ withdraw▪ get, have, receive▪ accept, take, take up▪ decline, refuse, turn down▪ considerPREPOSITION▪ on offer▪the range of goods on offer
▪ offer from▪I had to turn down a job offer from a publisher because the pay was too low.
▪ offer of▪They refused our offer of help.
2 special price/dealADJECTIVE▪ special▪ cheap (BrE)▪The council do cheap offers on compost bins.
▪ free▪I got the conditioner in a free offer with my shampoo.
▪ introductory▪Your first order is delivered free as an introductory offer.
PREPOSITION▪ on offer (BrE)▪We have a number of bargains on offer.
3 amount of moneyADJECTIVE▪ acceptable, attractive, fair, good, reasonable▪The company says it has made a good offer which cannot be improved upon.
▪$500 is my best offer (= the highest price I will offer).
▪ tempting▪ high, low▪We realized we would not get a higher offer.
▪ first, initial▪Don't just accept the first offer.
▪ final▪ firm, formal▪No one has made a firm offer.
▪ lucrative▪ pay (BrE)▪The union has voted for industrial action after rejecting a pay offer.
▪ takeover▪ cash (esp. BrE), tender (both business)▪a cash offer of $21 a share
▪ contract (sports)▪The Rams have made him a two-year contract offer.
VERB + OFFER▪ make (sb), put in▪ withdraw▪ get, receive▪ consider, listen to▪I'll listen to any reasonable offer.
▪ accept, take▪ reject, turn down▪ increase, up▪They just kept upping their offer until I had to say yes.
▪ match▪We should be able to match their offer for the player.
OFFER + NOUN▪ pricePREPOSITION▪ under offer (BrE)▪The property is currently under offer to a client.
▪ offer for▪Several people put in an offer for the house.
▪ offer of▪They accepted our offer of £80 000.
PHRASES▪ be open to offers (esp. BrE)▪The asking price is £500 but I'm open to offers.
▪ or best offer (abbreviated to o.b.o) (AmE)▪Excellent condition. $1 000 or best offer.
▪ or near offer, or nearest offer (abbreviated to o.n.o) (BrE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}They are selling their car for £2 500 or near offer.
verb1 give/provide sth; ask if sb would like sthADVERB▪ generously, graciously, kindly▪She graciously offered to get pizza so I wouldn't have to cook.
▪ helpfully▪ freely▪Hospitality was freely offered to refugees.
VERB + OFFER▪ be able to, be unable to, can▪the protection that life insurance can offer
▪ appear to, seem to▪The plan seemed to offer real advantages.
▪ fail to▪ be pleased to (formal), would like to▪I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.
▪ aim to, seek to▪ claim to▪They claim to offer a more comprehensive service than other companies.
▪ be expected to, be likely to▪This investment is likely to offer a higher return.
▪ be compelled to, be forced to, be obliged to▪ feel compelled to, feel obliged to▪She felt obliged to offer him a bed for the night.
▪ have little to, have a lot to, have nothing to, have something to, etc.▪This player has proved that he still has a lot to offer (= can still play well).
▪ have sth to▪a chance to see what the college has to offer students
PREPOSITION▪ to▪She offered drinks to her guests.
2 say that you will pay a certain amountVERB + OFFER▪ be able to, be unable to, can▪ be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to▪Would they be prepared to offer any more?
PREPOSITION▪ for▪They have offered over £500 000 for the house.
Offer is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑approach, ↑clinic, ↑college, ↑competitor, ↑dealer, ↑design, ↑district, ↑edition, ↑hotel, ↑magazine, ↑menu, ↑programme, ↑religion, ↑restaurant, ↑scheme, ↑shop, ↑site, ↑store, ↑system, ↑websiteOffer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑account, ↑advantage, ↑adventure, ↑advice, ↑alternative, ↑amendment, ↑amenity, ↑amnesty, ↑answer, ↑antidote, ↑apology, ↑appointment, ↑arbitration, ↑argument, ↑array, ↑assessment, ↑assistance, ↑assurance, ↑asylum, ↑benefit, ↑blueprint, ↑bribe, ↑bursary, ↑carrot, ↑challenge, ↑chance, ↑choice, ↑clarification, ↑clarity, ↑class, ↑clue, ↑comfort, ↑comment, ↑commentary, ↑compensation, ↑compromise, ↑concession, ↑condolences, ↑congratulations, ↑consolation, ↑consumer, ↑context, ↑contract, ↑contrast, ↑contribution, ↑convenience, ↑cooperation, ↑counsel, ↑counselling, ↑coupon, ↑course, ↑coverage, ↑crèche, ↑credit, ↑criticism, ↑critique, ↑crown, ↑cuisine, ↑cup, ↑curriculum, ↑deal, ↑defence, ↑definition, ↑description, ↑detail, ↑discount, ↑drink, ↑education, ↑efficiency, ↑employment, ↑encouragement, ↑endorsement, ↑entertainment, ↑escape, ↑evidence, ↑example, ↑excursion, ↑excuse, ↑experience, ↑expertise, ↑explanation, ↑facility, ↑fare, ↑feature, ↑feedback, ↑flexibility, ↑food, ↑forgiveness, ↑forum, ↑framework, ↑freedom, ↑gift, ↑glimpse, ↑grant, ↑greeting, ↑guarantee, ↑guidance, ↑guideline, ↑haven, ↑help, ↑hint, ↑hope, ↑hospitality, ↑idea, ↑illustration, ↑improvement, ↑incentive, ↑inducement, ↑information, ↑insight, ↑instruction, ↑insurance, ↑interpretation, ↑introduction, ↑job, ↑justification, ↑knighthood, ↑lesson, ↑lifeline, ↑lift, ↑loan, ↑look, ↑luxury, ↑mass, ↑means, ↑membership, ↑menu, ↑merchandise, ↑mix, ↑narrative, ↑observation, ↑odds, ↑opinion, ↑opportunity, ↑option, ↑overdraft, ↑overview, ↑package, ↑parallel, ↑pardon, ↑perspective, ↑place, ↑pointer, ↑political asylum, ↑portrait, ↑portrayal, ↑position, ↑possibility, ↑potential, ↑praise, ↑prayer, ↑prediction, ↑prize, ↑product, ↑programme, ↑promotion, ↑proof, ↑proposal, ↑prospect, ↑protection, ↑range, ↑rate, ↑reading, ↑reassurance, ↑rebate, ↑rebuke, ↑recipe, ↑recommendation, ↑redemption, ↑reduction, ↑reflection, ↑refreshment, ↑refuge, ↑refund, ↑relief, ↑remark, ↑remedy, ↑reminder, ↑reply, ↑representation, ↑reprieve, ↑resignation, ↑resistance, ↑resolution, ↑respite, ↑retreat, ↑return, ↑reward, ↑ride, ↑salvation, ↑sanctuary, ↑saving, ↑scenario, ↑scholarship, ↑scope, ↑seat, ↑seating, ↑selection, ↑seminar, ↑service, ↑session, ↑settlement, ↑shade, ↑shelter, ↑solace, ↑solution, ↑subject, ↑subsidy, ↑suggestion, ↑sum, ↑summary, ↑supervision, ↑support, ↑syllabus, ↑sympathy, ↑taste, ↑testimony, ↑thanks, ↑tip, ↑tour, ↑truce, ↑tuition, ↑tutorial, ↑twist, ↑update, ↑use, ↑value, ↑variety, ↑venue, ↑version, ↑view, ↑viewer, ↑viewpoint, ↑vision, ↑wage, ↑warranty, ↑wealth, ↑workshop
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