English Explanatory Dictionary

offer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proposal that has been made.
  2. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
  3. 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.
verb
  1. To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
  2. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
  3. To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
  4. To present (something) for sale.
  5. To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.
  6. To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.
  7. To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
  8. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
  9. To happen, to present itself.
  10. To make an attempt; typically used with at.
  11. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.
noun
  1. agent noun of off
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒfə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔːfə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔfɚ/ /ˈɑfɚ/ en-us-offer.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-offer.wav

Word forms

offer offers offre offa offering offered

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

extend offer up showcase

Related words

offering offertory oblate oblation

Derived words

counteroffer dozens offer job offer make an offer offer curve offerless offer of proof offer one can't refuse offer versus serve offer wanted on offer postoffer rights offer tender offer throffer offerable offer affordances offer a knee offeree offerer offer one's condolences offeror offer the light offer up reoffer cutter-offer topper-offer

Translations

Arabic: قدم Basque: eskaini Bulgarian: предла́гам Bulgarian: предло́жа Chinese Mandarin: 開設 /开设 Chinese Mandarin: 提供 Ngazidja Comorian: utamania Czech: nabídnout Czech: nabízet Danish: tilbyde Danish: udlove Danish: udsætte Dutch: aanbieden Dutch: presenteren Dutch: vertonen Dutch: voorstellen Esperanto: disponigi Faliscan: pordo Finnish: tarjota Finnish: asettaa käyttöön French: offrir German: anbieten Central Franconian: aabeie Greek: προσφέρω Ancient Greek: παρέχω Hungarian: felajánl Hungarian: kínál Ingrian: tarita Italian: offrire Japanese: 提供する Khmer: លើកឲ្យ Khmer: ជូន Latin: praebeō Norwegian Bokmål: tilby Occitan: ofrir Polish: proponować Polish: zaproponować Polish: oferować Polish: zaoferować Portuguese: oferecer Russian: предлага́ть Russian: предложи́ть Russian: предоставля́ть Russian: предоста́вить Scottish Gaelic: tairg Scottish Gaelic: tathainn Serbo-Croatian: по̀нудити Serbo-Croatian: pònuditi Slovak: ponúkať Slovak: ponúknuť Slovene: ponuditi Spanish: ofrecer Spanish: presentar Swedish: erbjuda Thai: เสนอ Tibetan: བཏབ་པ Turkish: önermek Turkish: teklif etmek Vietnamese: bày bán Welsh: cynnig
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