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Counteroffer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An offer made in return by one who rejects an unsatisfactory offer.

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n. An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer

v. To offer as a counteroffer.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer

Word Usage

"Democrats said those increases wouldn't have materialized since Republicans were simultaneously proposing large across-the-board tax cuts, and that their counteroffer was a way to test the seriousness of the idea."

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offering offer

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