offer
To give someone the chance to take or have something.
To present something to someone for them to accept or reject.
To say you want to help or do something for someone.
To state that you are willing to do something for someone.
When someone says they will give you something or do something for you, and you can say yes or no.
A proposal to give or do something, made for someone to accept or reject.
To say that something can be bought for a price.
To make something available for purchase at a stated price.
- Base: offer
- Plural: offers
- Base: offer
- 3rd Person Singular: offers
- Present Participle: offering
- Past: offered
make an offer
1propose giving under conditions
To say you will give something, usually money, under certain conditions.
- They made an offer on the house yesterday.
- I decided to make an offer for the antique table.
open offer
1proposal without set deadline
A deal that stays available until someone says yes or it is stopped.
- The job comes with an open offer of relocation support.
- Our open offer stands until the end of the year.
special offer
1temporary deal with benefits
A short-time deal where you pay less or get more than usual.
- This week’s special offer is buy one, get one free.
- There’s a special offer on coffee today.
take up an offer
1accept someone's proposal
To say yes when someone gives you a chance or deal.
- I think I’ll take up their offer of free lessons.
- She took up his offer and moved into the spare room.