Dictionary entry details
• OFFER (noun)
Meaning:
The verbal act of offering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
offer; offering
Context example:
a generous offer of assistance
Hypernyms ("offer" is a kind of...):
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
Meaning:
Something offered (as a proposal or bid)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
offering; offer
Context example:
noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds
Hypernyms ("offer" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "offer"):
contract offer (offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate)
twofer (an offer of two for the price of one)
olive branch; peace offering (something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace)
special (a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising)
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)
reward (the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property)
tender offer (an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both)
prospectus (a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise)
bid; tender (a formal proposal to buy at a specified price)
counteroffer (an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer)
proposition (an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors))
marriage offer; marriage proposal; proposal; proposal of marriage (an offer of marriage)
Meaning:
A usually brief attempt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fling; go; offer; whirl; crack; pass
Context examples:
he took a crack at it / I gave it a whirl
Hypernyms ("offer" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
• OFFER (verb)
Meaning:
Make available or accessible, provide or furnish
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
The conference center offers a health spa / The hotel offers private meeting rooms
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offer"):
accost; hook; solicit (approach with an offer of sexual favors)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sentence examples:
They offer cars to the tourists
They offer the tourists their cars
Meaning:
Present for acceptance or rejection
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
proffer; offer
Context example:
She offered us all a cold drink
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offer"):
give (proffer (a body part))
tender (make a tender of; in legal settlements)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Agree freely
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
volunteer; offer
Context examples:
She volunteered to drive the old lady home / I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence examples:
They offer him to write the letter
They offer to move
Meaning:
Put forward for consideration
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
He offered his opinion
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
project; propose (present for consideration)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Offer verbally
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
offer; extend
Context examples:
extend my greetings / He offered his sympathy
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
give; pay (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Make available for sale
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
market (engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offer"):
put up (make available for sale at an auction)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Propose a payment
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
bid; tender; offer
Context example:
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
"Offer" entails doing...:
bargain; dicker (negotiate the terms of an exchange)
Domain category:
auction; auction sale; vendue (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offer"):
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)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Produce or introduce on the stage
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The Shakespeare Company is offering 'King Lear' this month
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
bring on; bring out; produce (bring onto the market or release)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Present as an act of worship
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
offer up; offer
Context example:
offer prayers to the gods
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
worship (attend religious services)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "offer"):
sacrifice (make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Mount or put up
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
put up; provide; offer
Context examples:
put up a good fight / offer resistance
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
engage; wage (carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make available; provide
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
extend; offer
Context examples:
extend a loan / The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Ask (someone) to marry you
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
declare oneself; pop the question; propose; offer
Context examples:
he popped the question on Sunday night / she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months / The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
request (ask (a person) to do something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to somebody
Meaning:
Threaten to do something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal
Hypernyms (to "offer" is one way to...):
threaten (to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to somebody
