offer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Usage notes 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 2.1.2 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 4 Norwegian 4.1 Noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒfə(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑːfɚ/
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• Rhymes: -ɒfə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English offrian, from Latin offerō.

[edit] Noun

offer (plural offers)

1. A proposal that has been made.

   What's in his offer?

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.

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• make an offer

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin offerō.

[edit] Verb

to offer (third-person singular simple present offers, present participle offering, simple past and past participle offered)

1. To propose something.

   She offered to help with her homework.

2. To place at one’s disposal.

   He offered use of his car for the week.

3. To proffer.

   He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.

[edit] Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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[edit] Etymology 3

off +‎ -er

[edit] Noun

offer (plural offers)

1. (used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off
   • 2003, James-Jason Gantt, Losing Summer^[1], ISBN 0595297498 9780595297498, page 146:

     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-inflated moments of elation.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

offer n. (singular definite ofret or offeret, plural indefinite ofre)

1. sacrifice
2. victim

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• slagteoffer
• ofre

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈɔfər/

[edit] Noun

offer n. (plural offers, diminutive offertje)

1. sacrifice

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• slachtoffer
• offeren

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

offer n. (definite singular offeret; indefinite plural ofre; definite plural ofrene)

1. sacrifice
2. victim

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[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for offer	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	offer	offret	offer	offren
Possessive form	offers	offrets	offers	offrens

offer n.

1. sacrifice
2. victim