offer

verb

of·fer | \ ˈȯ-fər

, ˈä-\

offered; offering\ ˈȯ-f(ə-)riŋ

, ˈä- \

Definition of offer

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to present as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice to a Catholic church where she would offer a candle or so to his recovery— F. M. Ford

b : to utter (something, such as a prayer) in devotion offered up prayers of thanksgiving

2a : to present for acceptance or rejection : tender was offered a job

b : to present in order to satisfy a requirement candidates for degrees may offer French as one of their foreign languages

3a : propose, suggest offer a solution to a problem

b : to declare one's readiness or willingness offered to help me

4a : to try or begin to exert : put up offered stubborn resistance

b : threaten offered to strike him with his cane

5 : to make available : afford The summit offers a panoramic view. especially : to place (merchandise) on sale offers a range of cameras at reasonable prices

6 : to present in performance or exhibition offered a new comedy

7 : to propose as payment : bid offered me $100 for the recliner

intransitive verb

1 : to present something as an act of worship or devotion : sacrifice We are going to offer at the holy shrine.

2 archaic : to make an attempt

3 : to present itself buying land whenever opportunity offered

4 : to make a proposal (as of marriage) He offered to her after a three months' courtship.

offer

noun

Definition of offer (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a presenting of something for acceptance considering job offers from several firms an offer of marriage

b : an undertaking to do an act or give something on condition that the party to whom the proposal is made do some specified act or make a return promise

2 obsolete : offering

3 : a price named by one proposing to buy : bid

4a : attempt, try

b : an action or movement indicating a purpose or intention

on offer

chiefly British : being offered especially for sale

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Synonyms for offer

Synonyms: Verb

extend, give, proffer, tender, trot out

Synonyms: Noun

assay [archaic], attempt, bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack, whirl

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Verb

offer and present mean to put before another for acceptance. offer is used when the thing may be accepted or refused. He offered more coffee to the guests. present is used when something is offered with the hope or expectation of its being accepted. Salesmen presented their goods. The principal presented our diplomas.

Examples of offer in a Sentence

Verb

I was offered a position at a bank, but I turned it down. The victims were offered money as compensation for their injuries. If I may, I'd like to offer you a bit of advice. One of his neighbors offered to mow his lawn. A woman stopped and offered to help us. We don't need any help, but thank you for offering. They offer their customers a choice between soup or salad. Living in a large city offers a number of advantages. I'd like to offer a couple of comments on the points you've raised. I really don't know enough about it to offer an opinion.

Noun

After considering several job offers, she accepted a position with a local bank. He turned down an offer to run the company. We decided to hold out for a better offer. “How much do you want for the bike?” “I don't know. Make me an offer.” This special offer is good only while supplies last.

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After a spokeswoman with the European Space Agency offered to look into the matter on September, 4, there has been no further response. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Europe’s Mars lander parachute problems may be worse than thought," 10 Sep. 2019 The federal agency is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to Blane Barksdale's arrest and up to $10,000 for anything that leads to Susan Barksdale's arrest, Gonzales said. — Chris Boyette, CNN, "Fugitive couple facing murder charges may be getting help from white supremacists, authorities say," 10 Sep. 2019 North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea military officials said, hours after the hermit kingdom offered to restart denuclearization talks with the United States. — Fox News, "NK follows talk of restarting nuke talks by firing off 2 projectiles," 10 Sep. 2019 Lovejoy, meanwhile, says the finding is a reminder that South America offers more zoologic and scientific mysteries to unravel. — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, "Smithsonian Researchers Triple the Number of Electric Eel Species, Including One With Record-Setting Shock Ability," 10 Sep. 2019 The bankruptcy plan’s filing came three days after the city of San Francisco offered to buy PG&E’s local power lines and other electric equipment for $2.5 billion. — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, "PG&E’s plan to exit bankruptcy has nearly $18 billion for fire claims," 9 Sep. 2019 Foster got off to such a fast start that the University of Akron offered him his first scholarship within 48 hours of the performance. — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, "St. Edward’s Montorie Foster shows why returning to football is ‘like riding a bike’," 9 Sep. 2019 The withdrawals were made via a payroll service that Bank of America offers its checking account customers, according to descriptions of the withdrawals posted on the account. —

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