offer

UK /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/ US /ˈɔfɚ/
verb 5noun 3name 1

Collocations

55
1

(noun.) of help or sth that is needed

ADJ

generous, kind | conditional, unconditional | job | peace

VERB + OFFER

make (sb)

She made an offer on the house, and the sellers accepted it within a week.

withdraw | accept, take up | decline, refuse, turn down

PREP

on ~

The bookstore has several interesting titles on offer this month.

~ from

She received an excellent offer from a company in the city last month.

~ of

She appreciated his offer of advice when she was struggling with the decision.

2

(noun.) special price/deal

ADJ

special | cheap

free

The hotel is giving a free offer to all guests who book before the end of the month.

introductory

The new streaming service provided a special introductory offer for the first three months.

PREP

on ~

The store had winter coats on offer last week, so I bought two.

3

(noun.) amount of money

ADJ

acceptable, attractive, fair, favourable, reasonable | tempting

high, low

The company made a low offer for the house, so we decided to negotiate.

final, initial

firm, formal

The landlord is waiting for a formal offer on the house before he decides to sell.

lucrative | pay | takeover | cash

VERB + OFFER

make (sb), put in | withdraw | get, receive

listen to

She decided to listen to the job offer before making any final decisions.

accept | reject, turn down

increase, up

When nobody matched our price, we decided to increase our offer to make the house sale happen.

OFFER + NOUN

price

PREP

under ~

The house has been under offer for two weeks now, waiting for the buyer's decision.

~ for

After viewing the apartment, they decided to make an offer for it immediately.

~ of

My uncle made an offer of help when our family moved to a new house last year.

PHRASES

be open to offers

The seller said she would be open to offers below the listed price.

or near offer

My neighbor offered to help me move my furniture last weekend.

4

(verb.) give/provide sth; ask if sb would like sth

ADV

generously, kindly | helpfully

impulsively

She impulsively offered to lend him money when she heard about his situation.

VERB + OFFER

be able/unable to, can/could

Modern smartphones could offer features that seemed impossible just ten years ago.

appear to, seem to

The new job appeared to offer better pay and more flexible working hours.

fail to

be pleased to

I would be pleased to offer you a discount if you buy two items today.

would like to

We would like to offer you a position in our marketing department starting next month.

aim to, seek to

claim to

The restaurant claims to offer the freshest seafood in the city.

be expected to, be likely to

The new smartphone is expected to offer better battery life than the previous model.

be/feel compelled to, be forced to, be/feel obliged to

When the guests arrived, I felt compelled to offer them something to eat.

have little/a lot/nothing, etc. to, have sth to

After years of experience, she knew she had much to offer potential employers.

PREP

to

He offered a job to the best candidate after the interview.

5

(verb.) say that you will pay a certain amount

VERB + OFFER

be able/unable to, can/could

be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to

My teacher was willing to offer extra help after class for students who needed it.

PREP

for

The company offered a special discount for customers who signed up before Friday.

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