offeror

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US/ˈɔfəɹɚ/cot caught merger/ˈɑfəɹɚ/UK/ˈɒfəɹə/

noun

One who makes an offer to another; someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection.

“Acceptance of the offer terminates the power of revocation that the offeror ordinarily has.”

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Meanings

nounofferor (plural offerors)

plural offerors

  1. One who makes an offer to another; someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection.

    Acceptance of the offer terminates the power of revocation that the offeror ordinarily has.

    1 more example

    A unilateral contract consists of a promise on the part of the offeror and performance of the requisite terms by the offeree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Germanic*ab
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ab
  5. Old Englishæf
  6. Old Englishof
  7. Middle Englishof
  8. Englishoff
  9. Englishoffer
  10. Englishofferor

From offer + -or.

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Translations

Bulgarian предложител
  • предложител (predložitel)Translations
Finnish tarjoaja, ehdottaja
  • tarjoajaTranslations
  • ehdottajaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

offeror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offeror

MLA

“offeror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offeror. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offeror,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offeror.

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