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An offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
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counteroffer
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer n. An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer vb. To offer as a counteroffer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1788, from counter- + offer (n.).
Usage examples of counteroffer.
There would be counteroffers, and counter-counteroffers, and further negotiations, but always, the first offer was rejected.
From this moment on, we say no and our counteroffers must be a margin of what is being offered-so low that no one will take our offers, but enough to let them know we are still in business.
In fact, all the negotiations, arguments, offers, and counteroffers to Joustin' Time had perforce to come from me.
He received the counteroffer with a good, straight poker face, and Mitch, the negotiator, knew it was not out of the ballpark.