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Offer

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Noun

1. offer, offering

the verbal act of offering

Example Sentences:
'a generous offer of assistance'

2. offer, offering

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

Example Sentences:
'noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds'

3. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl

a usually brief attempt

Example Sentences:
'he took a crack at it'
'I gave it a whirl'

Verb

4. offer

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

Example Sentences:
'The conference center offers a health spa'
'The hotel offers private meeting rooms'

5. offer, proffer

present for acceptance or rejection

Example Sentences:
'She offered us all a cold drink'

6. offer, volunteer

agree freely

Example Sentences:
'She volunteered to drive the old lady home'
'I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it'

7. offer

put forward for consideration

Example Sentences:
'He offered his opinion'

8. extend, offer

offer verbally

Example Sentences:
'extend my greetings'
'He offered his sympathy'

9. offer

make available for sale

Example Sentences:
'The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week'

10. bid, offer, tender

propose a payment

Example Sentences:
'The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting'

11. offer

produce or introduce on the stage

Example Sentences:
'The Shakespeare Company is offering King Lear' this month'

12. offer, offer up

present as an act of worship

Example Sentences:
'offer prayers to the gods'

13. offer, provide, put up

mount or put up

Example Sentences:
'put up a good fight'
'offer resistance'

14. extend, offer

make available; provide

Example Sentences:
'extend a loan'
'The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages'

15. declare oneself, offer, pop the question, propose

ask (someone) to marry you

Example Sentences:
'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'

16. offer

threaten to do something

Example Sentences:
'I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Offer

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verb
1. 
to present or proffer (something, someone, oneself, etc) for acceptance or rejection
2. (transitive)
to present as part of a requirement
she offered English as a second subject
3. (transitive)
to provide or make accessible
this stream offers the best fishing
4. (intransitive)
to present itself
if an opportunity should offer
5. (transitive)
to show or express willingness or the intention (to do something)
6. (transitive)
to put forward (a proposal, opinion, etc) for consideration
7. (transitive)
to present for sale
8. (transitive)
to propose as payment; bid or tender
9. (when tr, often foll by up)
to present (a prayer, sacrifice, etc) as or during an act of worship
10. (transitive)
to show readiness for
to offer battle
11. (intransitive) archaic
to make a proposal of marriage
12. (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
noun
13. 
something, such as a proposal or bid, that is offered
14. 
the act of offering or the condition of being offered
15. 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
16. 
a proposal of marriage
17.  short for offer price
18.  on offer
noun acronym for (formerly, in Britain)
Office of Electricity Regulation: merged with Ofgas in 1999 to form Ofgem

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Offer

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verb transitive
1. 
to present to God or a god in an act of worship
often with up
to offer prayers, offer up sacrifices
2. 
to present for approval or acceptance; proffer; tender
to offer one's services
3. 
to present for consideration; suggest; propose
to offer a plan
4. 
to indicate or express one's willingness or intention (to do something)
to offer to go
5. 
to show or give signs of
to offer resistance
6. 
a. 
to present for sale
b. 
to bid (a price, etc.)
verb intransitive
7. 
to make a presentation or sacrifice in worship
8. 
to occur; present itself
when the opportunity offers
9.  Rare
to make a proposal, as of marriage
10.  Archaic
to make an attempt (at)
noun
11. 
the act of offering
12. 
something offered; presentation, proposal, suggestion, bid, etc.
13.  Law
a proposal supported by adequate consideration, the full and complete acceptance of which constitutes a contract

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Offer

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v. of·fered, of·fer·ing, of·fers
v.tr.
1.
a. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: offered me a drink.
b. To put forward for consideration; propose: offer an opinion.
c. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement: offered new statistics in order to facilitate the decision-making process.
d. To present as an act of worship: offer a prayer.
e. To propose as payment; bid: offered only half what I was asking for the car.
2.
a. To make available; afford: The situation offers us the opportunity to learn more.
b. To present for sale: Those boots are being offered at half price.
c. To provide; furnish: a hotel that offers conference facilities.
3. To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer: offered to carry the packages.
4. To engage in; put up: partisans who offered strong resistance to the invaders.
5. To threaten: offered to leave without them if they didn't hurry.
6. 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).
4. Baseball To swing at a pitch. Used of a batter.
n.
1. The act of offering: an offer of assistance.
2. Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered: Did you accept his offer for the car?
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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