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noun/ˈɒfə//ˈɔfə//ˈɔfəɾ/
  1. 1

    A proposal that has been made.

    • What's in his offer?
    • I decline your offer to contract.
  2. 2

    Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

    • His offer was $3.50 per share.
  3. 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.

    • His first letter was not a real offer, but an attempt to determine interest.
verb/ˈɒfə//ˈɔfə//ˈɔfəɾ/
  1. 1

    To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).intransitive

    • She offered to help with her homework.
  2. 2

    To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.transitive

    • Everybody offered an opinion.
  3. 3

    To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.transitive

    • He offered use of his car for the week.
    • He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.
  4. 4

    To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.; To present (something) for sale.transitive

  5. 5

    To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.transitive

    • Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.
  6. 6

    To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.transitive

    • The city offers beautiful architecture.
  7. 7

    To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.transitive

    • The next stage is to remove and replace the top part of the right side lip, and offer the lid to the car to ensure all the shapes and gaps are okay.
  8. 8

    To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.transitive

    • I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.
  9. 9

    To happen, to present itself.intransitive

    • The occasion offers, and the youth complies.
    • The opportunity however did not offer till next morning, for Phœbe did not come to bed till long after I was gone to ſleep:
  10. 10

    To make an attempt; typically used with at.obsolete

    • I will not offer at that I cannot master.
    • He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
noun/ˈɒfə//ˈɔfə//ˈɔfəɾ/
  1. 1

    agent noun of offagentform-of

    • Once you finally discover yourself a dismember-er, a de-limber, a fucking head-cutter-offer, the most simple of tasks — enjoying a long walk outside, seeing a movie, conversing with a stranger in the library — all become prized and over-inf

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