make an offer

phrase

: to say that one will pay a specified amount of money for something
They made an offer on our house.

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Paris Saint-Germain registered an interest and held talks but did not make an offer. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026 To a business buyer, that track record was the whole reason to make an offer. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 If a first-round tender is placed, an outside team would have to make an offer to the free agent and give up a first-round pick to the previous team if that team does not match the offer made to the player. Nick Harris april 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026 And landowners in the region that have land along the border, this is Texas and the land is privately owned, need to give permission to the feds to survey the property and ultimately make an offer. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make an offer

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“Make an offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20an%20offer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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