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counteroffer en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English off English -er English offer English counteroffer From counter- + offer.

Meanings

  1. An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.

Forms

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counter-offer alternative lexicographic
counteroffers Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (15)

el αντιπρόταση (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · nl tegenaanbod (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · ru встре́чное предложе́ние (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · uk контрпропози́ція (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · nl tegenbod (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · fr contre-offre (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · fr contre-proposition (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · el αντιπροσφορά (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · de Gegenangebot (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · pl kontroferta (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · es contraoferta (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · fi vastatarjous (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · ca contraoferta (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · bg контрапредложение (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer) · ru контрпредложе́ние (offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer)

counteroffer en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English off English -er English offer English counteroffer From counter- + offer.

Meanings

  1. To offer as a counteroffer.
    • Obama counteroffered one town hall and an extra debate, which McCain waved away. 2008 June 14, Gail Collins, “Candidates, Fly Away Home”, in New York Times:

Forms

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counteroffers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
counteroffering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
counter-offer alternative lexicographic
counteroffered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
counteroffered Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (2)

fi tehdä vastatarjous (offer as a counteroffer) · el αντιπροσφέρω (offer as a counteroffer)