refuse an offer

  • 1refuse an offer — not receive an offer, deny and offer …

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  • 2refuse — UK US /rɪˈfjuːz/ verb [I or T] ► to say that you will not do or accept something: refuse an offer/request/invitation »The government proposes to cut unemployment benefits to those who refuse job offers. refuse sb sth »The company was forced to… …

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  • 3offer — [n] proposal, suggestion action, attempt, bid, endeavor, essay, feeler*, hit*, overture, pass*, pitch*, presentation, proposition, propoundment, rendition, submission, tender; concepts 66,67,278 Ant. refusal, taking, withdrawal offer [v1] present …

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  • 4offer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɒfə(r)] / US [ˈɔfər] / US [ˈɑfər] verb Word forms offer : present tense I/you/we/they offer he/she/it offers present participle offering past tense offered past participle offered Ways of offering something to someone, and of accepting or… …

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  • 5Offer — Indicates a willingness to sell at a given price. Related: bid * * * ▪ I. offer of‧fer 1 [ˈɒfə ǁ ˈɒːfər, ˈɑː ] verb [transitive] 1. to say that you are willing to give someone something, or to give them it: offer somebody something • The …

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  • 6offer — An expression indicating one s desire to sell a commodity at a given price; opposite of bid. Chicago Board of Trade glossary To show the desire to sell a futures contract at an established price. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary Indicates a… …

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  • 7offer — 01. Can I [offer] you something to drink? 02. The young man placed an [offering] of flowers and rice in front of the alter to his ancestors. 03. Some guy made Sharon an [offer] of 1,500 bucks for her car, but she wants at least $2,000. 04. The… …

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  • 8refuse — 01. Her boss was always asking her to work overtime, but she [refused] because she prefers to spend the time with her family. 02. He was fired from his job because of his [refusal] to work overtime. 03. Brendan Francis once said that people who… …

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  • 9refuse — 1. v. 1 tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders). 2 tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) indicate unwillingness (I refuse to go; the car refuses to start; I refuse!). 3 tr. (often with double object) not grant (a… …

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  • 10refuse — I re•fuse [[t]rɪˈfyuz[/t]] v. fused, fus•ing 1) to decline to accept (something offered) 2) to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.) 3) to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss an issue[/ex] 4) to decline… …

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