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Offer Offered Offering Give Buy Praise Feel Company

word offer
definition
verb
If you offer something to someone, you ask them if they would like to have it or use it.
He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan.
The number of companies offering them work increased.
Rhys offered him an apple.
Western governments have offered aid.
If you offer to do something, you say that you are willing to do it.
Peter offered to teach them water-skiing.
'Can I get you a drink?' she offered.
If you offer someone information, advice, or praise, you give it to them, usually because you feel that they need it or deserve it.
They manage a company offering advice on mergers and acquisitions.
She offered him emotional and practical support in countless ways.
They are offered very little counselling or support.
If you offer someone something such as love or friendship, you show them that you feel that way towards them.
The Prime Minister offered his sympathy to the families of the victims.
It must be better to be able to offer them love and security.
John's mother and sister rallied round offering comfort.
If people offer prayers, praise, or a sacrifice to God or a god, they speak to or give something to their god.
Church leaders offered prayers and condemned the bloodshed.
He will offer the first harvest of rice to the sun goddess.
He should consider offering up a prayer to St Lambert.
If an organization offers something such as a service or product, it provides it.
We have been successful because we are offering a quality service.
Sainsbury's is offering customers 1p for each shopping bag re-used.
The insurance company offers a 10% discount to the over-55s.
If you offer a particular amount of money for something, you say that you will pay that much to buy it.
Whitney has offered $21.50 a share in cash.
They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn.
He will write Rachel a note and offer her a fair price for the land.
It was his custom in buying real estate to offer a rather low price.
noun
An offer is something that someone says they will give you or do for you.
The offer of talks marks a significant change from their previous position.
'I ought to reconsider her offer to move in,' he mused.
He had refused several excellent job offers.
An offer in a shop is a specially low price for a specific product or something extra that you get if you buy a certain product.
This month's offers include a shirt, trousers and bed covers.
Today's special offer gives you a choice of three destinations.
Over 40 new books are on offer at 25 per cent off their normal retail price.
An offer is the amount of money that someone says they will pay to buy something or give to someone because they have harmed them in some way.
The lawyers say no one else will make me an offer.
He has dismissed an offer of compensation.
inflections offersofferingoffered
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