counteroffer

[koun-ter-aw-fer, -of-er, koun-ter-aw-fer, -of-er] Origin

coun·ter·of·fer

[koun-ter-aw-fer, -of-er, koun-ter-aw-fer, -of-er]
noun
an offer or proposal made to offset or substitute for an earlier offer made by another.

Origin:
1780–90; counter- + offer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To counteroffer

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Counteroffer is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Collins
World English Dictionary
counteroffer (ˈkaʊntərˌɒfə)
 
n
a response to a bid in which a seller amends his original offer, making it more favourable to the buyer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

counteroffer
1788, from counter- + offer (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT