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Offer

noun/ˈɔfɚɹ/
Definition
the verbal act of offering
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɔfɚɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɒfəɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɒfəɹ/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈɔfɚɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe verbal act of offering
“a generous offer of assistance”
nounsomething offered (as a proposal or bid)
“noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds”
nouna usually brief attempt
“he took a crack at it”
verbmake available or accessible, provide or furnish
“The conference center offers a health spa”
verbpresent for acceptance or rejection
“She offered us all a cold drink”
verbagree freely
“She volunteered to drive the old lady home”
verbput forward for consideration
“He offered his opinion”
verboffer verbally
“extend my greetings”
verbmake available for sale
“The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week”
verbpropose a payment
“The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
verbproduce or introduce on the stage
“The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month”
verbpresent as an act of worship
“offer prayers to the gods”
verbmount or put up
“put up a good fight”
verbmake available; provide
“extend a loan”
verbask (someone) to marry you
“he popped the question on Sunday night”
verbthreaten to do something
“I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal”
Word Forms
offerverbmake available; provide
offernounthe verbal act of offering
offerernounsomeone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
offerornounsomeone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
proffernouna proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
offeringnounsomething offered (as a proposal or bid)
bidnouna formal proposal to buy at a specified price
biddernounsomeone who makes an offer
tendernouna formal proposal to buy at a specified price
proposalnounan offer of marriage
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Angebot
der verbale Akt des Anbietens
🇫🇷French
offre
l'acte verbal d'offrande
🇪🇸Spanish
oferta
el acto verbal de ofrecer
🇮🇹Italian
offerta
l'atto verbale dell'offerta
🇳🇱Dutch
aanbod
de verbale handeling van het aanbieden
🇵🇹Portuguese
oferecer
o ato verbal de oferecer
🇷🇺Russian
предложение
вербальный акт предложения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रस्ताव
भेंट का मौखिक कार्य
🇧🇩Bengali
অফার
প্রস্তাবের মৌখিক কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
சலுகை
வழங்குவதற்கான வாய்மொழி செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆఫర్
సమర్పణ యొక్క శబ్ద చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
ऑफर
अर्पण करण्याची मौखिक क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઓફર
ઓફર કરવાની મૌખિક ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ
ನೀಡುವ ಮೌಖಿಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഓഫർ
വഴിപാടിൻ്റെ വാക്കാലുള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼
ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼ ਦੀ ਮੌਖਿਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیشکش
پیش کش کا زبانی عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
提供
提供的口头行为
🇯🇵Japanese
オファー
捧げるという言葉による行為
🇰🇷Korean
권하다
구두로 제안하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lời đề nghị
hành động chào hàng bằng lời nói
🇹🇭Thai
เสนอ
การกระทำด้วยวาจาของการถวาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
menawarkan
tindakan verbal persembahan
🇵🇭Filipino
alok
ang pasalitang gawa ng pag-aalay
🇲🇾Malay
tawaran
perbuatan menawarkan secara lisan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يعرض
الفعل اللفظي للعرض
🇮🇷Persian
پیشنهاد
عمل کلامی ارائه
🇹🇷Turkish
teklif
sözlü teklif etme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַצָעָה
הפעולה המילולית של ההצעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'offer'?
The primary meaning of 'offer' is 'the verbal act of offering'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'offer' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'offer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'offer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'offer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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