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double any offer we have already had for the painting. 6
proposal, presentation, proffer, proposition: The company said
they could entertain no offers past the deadline. My offer to
lend the money was contingent on being repaid.
offering n. sacrifice, oblation, contribution, donation, gift, present:
They made offerings to the gods in order to propitiate them.
offhand adj. 1 offhanded, casual, informal, nonchalant, cool, distant,
aloof, easygoing, blas‚, unceremonious, relaxed, easy, smooth,
unconcerned, insouciant, light-hearted, uninterested,
superficial, cursory, cavalier, careless: His offhand reaction
shows that he doesn't care as much about her as we thought. 2
curt, brusque, abrupt, perfunctory, ungracious, glib, smooth:
When asked when he expected to pay, he gave an offhand reply. 3
extempore, impromptu, unpremeditated, unstudied, extemporaneous,
informal, off the cuff, ad lib: She rose to make some offhand
comments about the accomplishments of the guest of honour.
--adv. 4 extempore, impromptu, extemporaneously, informally,
off the cuff, ad lib, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of
a hat: That was a pretty good speech considering it was made
offhand. 5 casually, informally, incidentally, by the way,
offhandedly, by the by, parenthetically, in passing, en passant,
cursorily, superficially: Offhand, I'd say that the two of them
deserve each other.
office n. 1 business, organization, department, firm, house,
establishment, company, corporation: Whenever I'm travelling, I
always try to phone the office once a day. 2 commission,
department, branch; section, division: He was with the overseas
office for years. 3 workplace, offices; room, area: Our new
office is completely air-conditioned. My office is next to the
board room. 4 duty, obligation, responsibility, charge,
commission, service, employment, occupation, position, post,
appointment, assignment, chore, task, job, place, berth, work,
role, function, purpose, part, bit, Colloq thing, Slang shtick:
He was appointed to the office of Minister of Health. In her
office as Minister of Finance, she wields great power. 5
offices. indulgence, intermediation, auspices, support,
advocacy, aegis, help, aid, intercession, mediation, patronage,
favour, backing, backup: She appealed to the police chief's
good offices to allow her to visit her son.