counteroffer

See also: counter-offer

English

Alternative forms

counter-offer

Etymology

From counter- +‎ offer.

Noun

counteroffer (plural counteroffers)

An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.

Translations

offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer

Bulgarian: контрапредложение n (kontrapredloženie)
Catalan: contraoferta f
Dutch: tegenaanbod n, tegenbod (nl) n
Finnish: vastatarjous
French: contre-offre f, contre-proposition (fr) f
Greek: αντιπροσφορά (el) f (antiprosforá), αντιπρόταση (el) f (antiprótasi)
Polish: kontroferta f
Russian: встре́чное предложе́ние n (vstréčnoje predložénije), контрпредложе́ние (ru) n (kontrpredložénije)
Spanish: contraoferta f

Verb

counteroffer (third-person singular simple present counteroffers, present participle counteroffering, simple past and past participle counteroffered)

To offer as a counteroffer.
- 2008 June 14, Gail Collins, “Candidates, Fly Away Home”, in New York Times‎:
  Obama counteroffered one town hall and an extra debate, which McCain waved away.

Translations

offer as a counteroffer

Finnish: tehdä vastatarjous
Greek: αντιπροσφέρω (el) (antiprosféro)

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