counter-offer
/ˈkaʊntər ɒfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण काउन्टर ऑफ़र
जवाबी प्रस्ताव, प्रति-प्रस्ताव
Core word
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an offer made in reply to another offer, usually by somebody who did not accept the first one
जवाबी प्रस्ताव, प्रति-प्रस्ताव
- The buyer rejected the price and made a counter-offer.
- When Radhika got a job offer from another bank, her manager made her a generous counter-offer.
- She made a counter-offer of two lakh rupees for the old car.
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- The company's counter-offer was lower than the first price.
- After a day of thinking, he accepted their counter-offer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a counter-offer (countable noun)
A counter-offer is an offer made in reply to an earlier offer, usually with different terms. It is written with a hyphen (or as counteroffer in American English).
Counter-offer पहले प्रस्ताव के उत्तर में दूसरा प्रस्ताव है, प्रायः भिन्न शर्तों के साथ; इसे hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है (American English में counteroffer)।
- The seller rejected the first offer and made a counter-offer.
- Their counter-offer was ten per cent lower.
make / receive a counter-offer
The usual verbs are make, receive, accept, reject and consider.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ make, receive, accept, reject और consider हैं।
- Radhika made a counter-offer for the used bike.
- He is considering the company's counter-offer.
counter-offer of + amount / from + person
Use of for the amount and from for the person who made it.
राशि के लिए 'of' और प्रस्ताव करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- A counter-offer of five lakh rupees came from the buyer.
- We received a counter-offer from the landlord.
counter-offer in job and business talks
In jobs, a counter-offer is when an employer offers a higher salary to stop an employee from leaving. In business it is a revised price or term.
नौकरी में counter-offer तब होता है जब नियोक्ता कर्मचारी को जाने से रोकने के लिए अधिक वेतन देता है; व्यापार में यह संशोधित कीमत या शर्त है।
- Her employer gave her a counter-offer when she resigned.
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verb + counter-offer
makereceiveacceptrejectconsiderrefuse
- The builder refused to accept the counter-offer.
adjective + counter-offer
generousreasonablefinallowimproved
- The company made a generous counter-offer to keep the engineer.
counter-offer + noun
pricelettertermsdealnegotiation
- The counter-offer letter arrived by email on Monday.
counter-offer + preposition
a counter-offer toin response toin reply toas a counter-offer
- She sent a counter-offer in response to the first proposal.
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- Arjun's uncle bargained and then made a counter-offer for the plot.
अर्जुन के चाचा ने मोल-भाव किया और फिर भूखंड के लिए counter-offer रखा।
- The workers rejected management's first offer and put forward a counter-offer.
कर्मचारियों ने प्रबंधन का पहला प्रस्ताव ठुकरा दिया और counter-offer रखा।
- The shopkeeper's counter-offer was only slightly lower than his first price.
दुकानदार का counter-offer उसकी पहली कीमत से केवल थोड़ा कम था।
- Radhika thought carefully before accepting the counter-offer.
राधिका ने counter-offer स्वीकार करने से पहले ध्यान से सोचा।
- The two countries are exchanging offers and counter-offers on trade.
दोनों देश व्यापार पर प्रस्ताव और प्रति-प्रस्ताव का आदान-प्रदान कर रहे हैं।