Definition of "offer" in 英语

noun

1. A proposal that has been made.

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

2. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

   • His offer was $3.50 per share.

3. (law) 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

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

   • She offered to help with her homework.

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

   • Everybody offered an opinion.

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

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

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

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

   • The city offers beautiful architecture.

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

7. (transitive) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

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

8. (intransitive) To happen, to present itself.

9. (obsolete) To make an attempt; typically used with at.

10. (transitive) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.

    • to offer violence to somebody
    • The peasants offered no resistance as they were rounded up.

noun

1. (used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off