offer

Noun
  1. is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
    same as: offering
  2. is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    subtypes:
    • contract offer - offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
    • marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal, proposal of marriage - an offer of marriage
    • proposition - an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
    • counteroffer - an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
    • bid, tender - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
    • prospectus - a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
    • tender offer - an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both
    • reward - the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
    • rights issue, rights offering - an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later
    • special - a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
    • olive branch, peace offering - something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace
    • twofer - an offer of two for the price of one
    same as: offering
  3. is a type of: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    same as: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl
Verb
  1. is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    subtypes: accost, hook, solicit - approach with an offer of sexual favors
  2. is a type of: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
    subtypes:
    • give - proffer (a body part)
    • tender - make a tender of; in legal settlements
    same as: proffer
  3. is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    same as: volunteer
  4. is a type of: project, propose - present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
  5. is a type of: give, pay - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
    same as: extend
    verb group: extend, offer - make available; provide
  6. is a type of: market - engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
    subtypes: put up - make available for sale at an auction
  7. referred to in: auction, auction sale, vendue - the public sale of something to the highest bidder
    entail: bargain, dicker - negotiate the terms of an exchange
    subtypes:
    • by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else
    • subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
    • overbid - bid more than the object is worth
    • underbid - bid too low
    • outbid - bid higher than others
    • underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder
    same as: bid, tender
  8. is a type of: bring on, bring out, produce - bring onto the market or release
  9. is a type of: worship - attend religious services
    subtypes: sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
    same as: offer up
  10. is a type of: engage, wage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
    same as: provide, put up
  11. is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    same as: extend
    verb group: extend, offer - offer verbally
  12. is a type of: request - ask (a person) to do something
    same as: declare oneself, pop the question, propose
  13. is a type of: threaten - to utter intentions of injury or punishment against

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