Meanings
nouncounteroffer (plural counteroffers)
plural counteroffers · alternative counter-offer
- An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verbcounteroffer (third-person singular simple present counteroffers, present participle counteroffering, simple past and past participle counteroffered)
present singular third person counteroffers · participle present counteroffering · participle past counteroffered · past counteroffered · alternative counter-offer
- 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
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Germanic*ab
- Proto-West Germanic*ab
- Old Englishæf
- Old Englishof
- Middle Englishof
- Englishoff
- Englishoffer
- Englishcounteroffer
Translations
Bulgarian контрапредложение
- контрапредложение (kontrapredloženie)offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Catalan contraoferta
- contraofertaoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Dutch tegenaanbod, tegenbod
- tegenaanbodoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
- tegenbodoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Finnish vastatarjous, tehdä vastatarjous
- vastatarjousoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
- tehdä vastatarjousoffer as a counteroffer
French contre-offre, contre-proposition
- contre-offreoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
- contre-propositionoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
German Gegenangebot
- Gegenangebotoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Greek αντιπροσφορά, αντιπρόταση
- αντιπροσφορά (antiprosforá)offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
- αντιπρόταση (antiprótasi)offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
- αντιπροσφέρω (antiprosféro)offer as a counteroffer
Polish kontroferta
- kontrofertaoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Russian встре́чное предложе́ние, контрпредложе́ние
- встре́чное предложе́ние (vstréčnoje predložénije)offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
- контрпредложе́ние (kontrpredložénije)offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Spanish contraoferta
- contraofertaoffer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Ukrainian контрпропози́ція
- контрпропози́ція (kontrpropozýcija)offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer
Cite this entry
APA
counteroffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteroffer
MLA
“counteroffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteroffer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counteroffer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteroffer.
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