French word

offre

Pronunciation

IPA/ɔfʁ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounoffer

Example

Je refuse l'offre pour ce travail.

I refuse the offer for this job.

Illustration for offre (offer)

More examples

Ils ont fait une offre pour la maison.

They made an offer for the house.

Core concept

A person places a product, service, job, or opportunity before another person's choice.

Common phrases

  • faire une offre

    make an offer

  • une offre d'emploi

    job offer

  • offre spéciale

    special offer

Similar words

proposition: A suggested arrangement or plan awaiting the other party's decision.
opportunité: A promising possibility linked to a particular action or choice.
demande: A request for someone to provide a product or service.

Definition in French

Proposition faite à une personne visant à donner, vendre ou rendre disponible un bien, un service ou une opportunité.

Word origin

Offre comes from Latin offerre, meaning 'to bring forward or present', through Old French offrir and ofre, and developed as a noun from the verb.

Usage tips

  • Offre is feminine, so the usual forms are une offre and cette offre; une offre d'emploi means a job offer.

Other meanings

  • proposalnoun
  • offeringnoun

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