right of first refusal

noun

A provision in a contract that permits a party to that contract or another named party to have an opportunity to purchase, use, or otherwise obtain a specified object before it is offered to any other party.

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Meanings

nounright of first refusal (plural rights of first refusal, abbreviation ROFR)

plural rights of first refusal · abbreviation ROFR

  1. lawA provision in a contract that permits a party to that contract or another named party to have an opportunity to purchase, use, or otherwise obtain a specified object before it is offered to any other party.

    "Well," said the publisher, "does our last contract with whoever it is that represents Shar give us the right of first refusal on his next book?"

    1985, Richard Lourie, First Loyalty, →ISBN, page 258

Translations

Dutch voorkeursrecht, recht van voorverkoop
  • voorkeursrechtcontractual provision
  • recht van voorverkoopcontractual provision
Finnish etuosto-oikeus
  • etuosto-oikeuscontractual provision
French droit de préemption
  • droit de préemptioncontractual provision
German Vorkaufsrecht
  • Vorkaufsrechtcontractual provision
Hebrew זכות ראשונים
  • זכות ראשוניםcontractual provision
Hungarian opció, vételi jog
  • opciócontractual provision
  • vételi jogcontractual provision
  • opciós jogcontractual provision
Italian diritto di prelazione
  • diritto di prelazionecontractual provision
Norwegian Bokmål forkjøpsrett
  • forkjøpsrettcontractual provision
Polish prawo pierwokupu
  • prawo pierwokupucontractual provision
Portuguese direito de preempção
  • direito de preempçãocontractual provision
Spanish derecho de tanteo, retracto
  • derecho de tanteocontractual provision
  • retractocontractual provision
Swedish förköpsrätt
  • förköpsrättcontractual provision
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APA

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MLA

“right of first refusal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20of%20first%20refusal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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