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OFFER [4 records]

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Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

An indication of willingness to do or refrain from doing something that is capable of being converted by acceptance into a legally binding contract. It is made by an offeror to an offeree and is capable of acceptance only by an offeree who knows of its existence. Thus, a person giving information cannot claim a reward if he did not know that a reward was being offered. (A Concise Dictionary of Law, 1986, p. 251)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

offre : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Market Prices
DEF

A proposal to enter into an agreement with another person.

OBS

An offer must express the intent of the person making the offer to form a contract, must contain some essential terms, including the price and subject matter of the contract, and must be communicated by the person making the offer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vente
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
DEF

Formulation concrète d'une proposition de vente d'un bien ou d'un service ou de réalisation de travaux, par une personne physique ou morale, à un prix établi et selon les modalités déterminées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

... the price at which the owner [of a security, commodity or other financial instrument] offers to sell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Prix le plus bas que les vendeurs sur le marché acceptent de recevoir en échange d'une marchandise ou d'un actif financier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Precios (Comercialización)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Precio al que se ofrece un título en el mercado internacional de obligaciones u otros valores o al que se venden divisas o billetes de banco.

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Record 4 1997-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Pricing Theory
  • Market Prices
DEF

The lowest price at which a person is ready to sell, opposed to bid, the highest at which one is ready to buy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Théorie des prix
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
OBS

Prix le plus bas auquel une personne est prête à vendre; par opposition à demande, prix le plus haut auquel une personne est prête à acheter.

Spanish

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