offer

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noun

1 of help or sth that is needed

ADJECTIVE

▪ generous, kind

▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE)

▪

The company has made a conditional offer.

▪

She received a conditional offer from the University of Warwick. (BrE)

▪ job

▪ peace (usually peace offering)

VERB + OFFER

▪ make (sb)

▪

He made me an offer I simply couldn't refuse.

▪ withdraw

▪ get, have, receive

▪ accept, take, take up

▪ decline, refuse, turn down

▪ consider

PREPOSITION

▪ on offer

▪

the range of goods on offer

▪ offer from

▪

I had to turn down a job offer from a publisher because the pay was too low.

▪ offer of

▪

They refused our offer of help.

2 special price/deal

ADJECTIVE

▪ special

▪ cheap (BrE)

▪

The council do cheap offers on compost bins.

▪ free

▪

I got the conditioner in a free offer with my shampoo.

▪ introductory

▪

Your first order is delivered free as an introductory offer.

PREPOSITION

▪ on offer (BrE)

▪

We have a number of bargains on offer.

3 amount of money

ADJECTIVE

▪ acceptable, attractive, fair, good, reasonable

▪

The company says it has made a good offer which cannot be improved upon.

▪

$500 is my best offer (= the highest price I will offer).

▪ tempting

▪ high, low

▪

We realized we would not get a higher offer.

▪ first, initial

▪

Don't just accept the first offer.

▪ final

▪ firm, formal

▪

No one has made a firm offer.

▪ lucrative

▪ pay (BrE)

▪

The union has voted for industrial action after rejecting a pay offer.

▪ takeover

▪ cash (esp. BrE), tender (both business)

▪

a cash offer of $21 a share

▪ contract (sports)

▪

The Rams have made him a two-year contract offer.

VERB + OFFER

▪ make (sb), put in

▪ withdraw

▪ get, receive

▪ consider, listen to

▪

I'll listen to any reasonable offer.

▪ accept, take

▪ reject, turn down

▪ increase, up

▪

They just kept upping their offer until I had to say yes.

▪ match

▪

We should be able to match their offer for the player.

OFFER + NOUN

▪ price

PREPOSITION

▪ under offer (BrE)

▪

The property is currently under offer to a client.

▪ offer for

▪

Several people put in an offer for the house.

▪ offer of

▪

They accepted our offer of £80 000.

PHRASES

▪ be open to offers (esp. BrE)

▪

The asking price is £500 but I'm open to offers.

▪ or best offer (abbreviated to o.b.o) (AmE)

▪

Excellent condition. $1 000 or best offer.

▪ or near offer, or nearest offer (abbreviated to o.n.o) (BrE)

▪

They are selling their car for £2 500 or near offer.

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verb

1 give/provide sth; ask if sb would like sth

ADVERB

▪ generously, graciously, kindly

▪

She graciously offered to get pizza so I wouldn't have to cook.

▪ helpfully

▪ freely

▪

Hospitality was freely offered to refugees.

VERB + OFFER

▪ be able to, be unable to, can

▪

the protection that life insurance can offer

▪ appear to, seem to

▪

The plan seemed to offer real advantages.

▪ fail to

▪ be pleased to (formal), would like to

▪

I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.

▪ aim to, seek to

▪ claim to

▪

They claim to offer a more comprehensive service than other companies.

▪ be expected to, be likely to

▪

This investment is likely to offer a higher return.

▪ be compelled to, be forced to, be obliged to

▪ feel compelled to, feel obliged to

▪

She felt obliged to offer him a bed for the night.

▪ have little to, have a lot to, have nothing to, have something to, etc.

▪

This player has proved that he still has a lot to offer (= can still play well).

▪ have sth to

▪

a chance to see what the college has to offer students

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪

She offered drinks to her guests.

2 say that you will pay a certain amount

VERB + OFFER

▪ be able to, be unable to, can

▪ be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to

▪

Would they be prepared to offer any more?

PREPOSITION

▪ for

▪

They have offered over £500 000 for the house.

Offer is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑approach, ↑clinic, ↑college, ↑competitor, ↑dealer, ↑design, ↑district, ↑edition, ↑hotel, ↑magazine, ↑menu, ↑programme, ↑religion, ↑restaurant, ↑scheme, ↑shop, ↑site, ↑store, ↑system, ↑website

Offer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑account, ↑advantage, ↑adventure, ↑advice, ↑alternative, ↑amendment, ↑amenity, ↑amnesty, ↑answer, ↑antidote, ↑apology, ↑appointment, ↑arbitration, ↑argument, ↑array, ↑assessment, ↑assistance, ↑assurance, ↑asylum, ↑benefit, ↑blueprint, ↑bribe, ↑bursary, ↑carrot, ↑challenge, ↑chance, ↑choice, ↑clarification, ↑clarity, ↑class, ↑clue, ↑comfort, ↑comment, ↑commentary, ↑compensation, ↑compromise, ↑concession, ↑condolences, ↑congratulations, ↑consolation, ↑consumer, ↑context, ↑contract, ↑contrast, ↑contribution, ↑convenience, ↑cooperation, ↑counsel, ↑counselling, ↑coupon, ↑course, ↑coverage, ↑crèche, ↑credit, ↑criticism, ↑critique, ↑crown, ↑cuisine, ↑cup, ↑curriculum, ↑deal, ↑defence, ↑definition, ↑description, ↑detail, ↑discount, ↑drink, ↑education, ↑efficiency, ↑employment, ↑encouragement, ↑endorsement, ↑entertainment, ↑escape, ↑evidence, ↑example, ↑excursion, ↑excuse, ↑experience, ↑expertise, ↑explanation, ↑facility, ↑fare, ↑feature, ↑feedback, ↑flexibility, ↑food, ↑forgiveness, ↑forum, ↑framework, ↑freedom, ↑gift, ↑glimpse, ↑grant, ↑greeting, ↑guarantee, ↑guidance, ↑guideline, ↑haven, ↑help, ↑hint, ↑hope, ↑hospitality, ↑idea, ↑illustration, ↑improvement, ↑incentive, ↑inducement, ↑information, ↑insight, ↑instruction, ↑insurance, ↑interpretation, ↑introduction, ↑job, ↑justification, ↑knighthood, ↑lesson, ↑lifeline, ↑lift, ↑loan, ↑look, ↑luxury, ↑mass, ↑means, ↑membership, ↑menu, ↑merchandise, ↑mix, ↑narrative, ↑observation, ↑odds, ↑opinion, ↑opportunity, ↑option, ↑overdraft, ↑overview, ↑package, ↑parallel, ↑pardon, ↑perspective, ↑place, ↑pointer, ↑political asylum, ↑portrait, ↑portrayal, ↑position, ↑possibility, ↑potential, ↑praise, ↑prayer, ↑prediction, ↑prize, ↑product, ↑programme, ↑promotion, ↑proof, ↑proposal, ↑prospect, ↑protection, ↑range, ↑rate, ↑reading, ↑reassurance, ↑rebate, ↑rebuke, ↑recipe, ↑recommendation, ↑redemption, ↑reduction, ↑reflection, ↑refreshment, ↑refuge, ↑refund, ↑relief, ↑remark, ↑remedy, ↑reminder, ↑reply, ↑representation, ↑reprieve, ↑resignation, ↑resistance, ↑resolution, ↑respite, ↑retreat, ↑return, ↑reward, ↑ride, ↑salvation, ↑sanctuary, ↑saving, ↑scenario, ↑scholarship, ↑scope, ↑seat, ↑seating, ↑selection, ↑seminar, ↑service, ↑session, ↑settlement, ↑shade, ↑shelter, ↑solace, ↑solution, ↑subject, ↑subsidy, ↑suggestion, ↑sum, ↑summary, ↑supervision, ↑support, ↑syllabus, ↑sympathy, ↑taste, ↑testimony, ↑thanks, ↑tip, ↑tour, ↑truce, ↑tuition, ↑tutorial, ↑twist, ↑update, ↑use, ↑value, ↑variety, ↑venue, ↑version, ↑view, ↑viewer, ↑viewpoint, ↑vision, ↑wage, ↑warranty, ↑wealth, ↑workshop