counteroffer
/kˈaʊntɚˌɔfɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
verb
To offer as a counteroffer.
Example Sentences
- "Obama counteroffered one town hall and an extra debate, which McCain waved away."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English off English -er English offer English counteroffer From counter- + offer.