单词 | on offer |
释义 | > as lemmason offer d. The condition of being offered; (Marketing) the fact of being offered for sale, esp. at a reduced price, as a sales promotion. on offer: available or obtainable; (also) on sale. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > offering for sale utteringc1400 cheaping1580 market1604 offer1794 venditation1854 marketing1884 offering1884 society > trade and finance > selling > [adverb] > on sale to sella1300 to salec1380 to set on (or a) sale1546 a-sale1553 for salea1616 on offer1881 society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > offering for sale > fact of being offered at low price offer1971 1794 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) III. 48 A chateau was in my offer on most eligible terms. 1881 Daily News 23 Aug. 3/6 (Market Report) Old wheat scarce and dear. Very little barley on offer. 1898 Daily News 24 Oct. 2/7 There are plenty of orders on offer, but owing to the high price of raw material they are not very eagerly accepted. 1941 D. O'Callaghan Long Life Reminisc. 239 He and Ford received £1,000 reward from the Government..for finding a payable goldfield. That reward is always on offer. 1966 Listener 9 June 830/1 The cheaper and nastier Hollywood series, which are always on offer. 1971 Woman's Own 27 Mar. 21 Next week..bargain vanity case offer. 1987 Observer 20 Sept. 41/3 There are two collections of Chinese snuff bottles on offer, being sold on successive days. 1992 Today (BNC) Advt. Special pre-Christmas offers..such as Panasonic Ladyshave half-price. 2000 Business Day (S. Afr.) 28 Jan. 11/2 They are urged to book ‘de-stressing’ treatments such as massage and reflexology, to drink the herbal teas on offer throughout the day [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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