Meaning of offer In English

• 0 to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something:

  • [ + two objects ] I feel bad that I didn't offer them any food/offer any food to them.

  • She was offered a job in Paris.

  • Can I offer you (= would you like) a drink?

  • "Would you sell me that painting?" "What are you offering (= what will you pay) for it?"

  • [ + to infinitive ] My father offered to take us to the airport.

  • [ + speech ] "I'll do the cooking," he offered.

  • Dear Lord, we offer up our prayers...

• 1 to provide or supply something:

  • It's an organization that offers free legal advice to people on low incomes.

  • It says in the guide that this area offers some of the best walks in England.

  • [ + two objects ] We are now offering you the chance to buy the complete set of pans at half price.

  • Did he offer any explanation for his strange behaviour?

  • It doesn't have much to offer as a town - its shops are fairly poor and there's only one cinema.

• 2 the act of asking if someone would like to have something or if they would like you to do something:

  • "If you like I can help out." "That's a very kind offer."

  • I must say the offer of two weeks in Hawaii is very tempting.

  • informal One day I'll take you up on (= accept) that offer.

  • They were asking €180,000 for the apartment, so I put in an offer of €170,000.

  • I've made an offer on a house in Pine Banks.

  • Don't miss out on our latest offer.

  • We were amazed at the range of products on offer.

• 3 to ask someone if he or she would like to have something or would like you to do something:

  • [ T ] She was offered a new job.

  • [ T ] Can I offer you (= Would you like) something to drink?

  • [ I ] My father offered to take us to the airport.

• 4 to provide or supply something:

  • The organization offers free legal advice to low-income people.

  • He offered excuses but no real explanation.

• 5 to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something:

  • offer sb sth They offered me a key role on the project.

  • offer sb a job/promotion She was offered a job in Singapore but turned it down.

  • offer sb a chance/opportunity The cable provider offers advertisers the chance to buy ads that run only in specific neighborhoods.

  • offer sth to sb The airline company offers cheap flights to airline staff.

  • offer to do sth Some grain dealers were offering to buy cash grain from farmers, but only at a discount.

• 6 to provide or supply a product or service:

  • offer sb sth The package promises to offer customers even cheaper financial services.

  • We have decided to offer free trials with retailers.

  • The package offers 11 nights in Kenya from $1569 per person.

• 7 to say that you will pay a particular amount of money for something:

  • offer $20/£200/$2 million, etc. for sth All three prospective bidders have indicated that they would offer about $1.1 billion for the company.

  • offer sb sth He offered me lots of money for my car.

• 8 to make shares, etc. available for sale:

  • They are offering 6.4 million shares with an estimated price range of $10-12.

• 9 to provide or have particular features or advantages:

  • Future generations of products may offer improved price or performance features.

  • The group expects the new devices to be offered as standard equipment on vehicles.

• 10 a situation in which someone asks if you would like to have something or if you would like them to do something:

  • make (sb) an offer The company made me a job offer and I accepted it.

  • take up/agree to/accept an offer I took up his offer of help with my presentation.

  • reject/turn down/refuse an offer

  • receive/get/have an offer

  • an offer to do sth He refused all offers to negotiate.

  • an offer of employment/work/a job

• 11 an amount of money that someone is willing to pay for something:

  • make (sb) an offer A Japanese investment bank has already made an offer for the company.

  • an offer for sth They are considering a $519m offer for the business.

  • an offer of sth She turned down an offer of $2,000 a week to organize the conference.

  • accept/consider/get an offer

  • decline/turn down/refuse an offer

  • The board agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer of 42p per share.

  • They have indicated that if they had a good offer for their assets they would sell them.

  • I'll give you $50, and that's my final offer.

• 12 an occasion when someone says they would like to buy a property at a particular price:

  • We were ready to complete the deal when the seller got another, higher offer.

  • make/put in an offer on sth They made an offer on a house downtown.

  • Several people have viewed the property, but no-one has put in an offer.

• 13 an occasion when a company makes new shares available for sale, or the number of shares offered :

  • The $22.50-a-share offer to ADT shareholders is 12% more than ADT's closing price yesterday.

• 14 a reduction in the usual price of something, usually just for a short period of time:

  • a bargain/introductory offer

  • This superb offer is available for a minimum two-night stay until April 2.

• 15 available to be bought, used, etc.:

  • The free savers' guide gives details of all of the different types of accounts on offer.

• 16 if goods in a store are on offer, they are being sold at a lower price than usual:

  • Everything in the store is on offer for this week only.

• 17 willing to consider different amounts of money or other things that people are offering you:

  • The agents say they are open to offers, but would expect the site to achieve a price in the region of $7 million.

  • She is open to offers and has had several approaches from firms looking for sales managers.

• 18 if a house is under offer, someone has already stated that they would like to buy it at a particular price:

  • The estate agent told me the property was already under offer, and that my viewing had been cancelled.