make an offer
idiom
: to say that one will pay a specified amount of money for something
They made an offer on our house.
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For folks selling their homes, the changing landscape should bring some quick respite, as their agents no longer have to make an offer of commission to buyers' agents.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Generally, no one expects another bidder to make an offer for Paramount.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Once Lifetime said yes, Rohm was finally able to make an offer to Zane, who had always been her first choice to play Ray.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
In order to be eligible to make an offer, buyers must be Michigan residents or willing to move, and cannot have outstanding delinquent property taxes in Wayne County, blight violations or have lost property on account of unpaid taxes in the past three years.
—Carmela Guaglianone, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Generally, no one expects another bidder to make an offer for Paramount.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Once Lifetime said yes, Rohm was finally able to make an offer to Zane, who had always been her first choice to play Ray.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
In order to be eligible to make an offer, buyers must be Michigan residents or willing to move, and cannot have outstanding delinquent property taxes in Wayne County, blight violations or have lost property on account of unpaid taxes in the past three years.
—Carmela Guaglianone, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
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“Make an offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20an%20offer. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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