Offered

Offered is the past tense and past participle of the verb offer. It denotes that something was presented or proposed to someone. The base verb offer derives from Old French offrir, ultimately from Latin offerre, meaning to bring forth or present. In modern English, offered is used transitively: “She offered help,” “The seller offered a discount,” or “They offered him the position.” In passive constructions, it can describe a state: “an offer was made,” or “the price was offered at $X.” As an adjective phrase, “offered” can appear in contexts like “the offered price” or “the offered terms,” though the noun offer is more common in those roles.

In contract and commerce, an offer is a proposal that, if unequivocally accepted, becomes a binding contract. An offer must be communicated to the offeree and be definite enough to form the basis of an agreement; it can be revoked before acceptance in most jurisdictions. The term “offered” marks that such a proposal has been presented by the offeror and is awaiting acceptance or rejection by the offeree.

Related terms include offeror (the party making the offer) and offeree (the party to whom an offer is made), as well as concepts like “offer and acceptance,” “firm offer,” and “invitation to treat,” which help distinguish proposals from mere negotiations.

Examples: The company offered a severance package. He offered to help with the project. The offered price was higher than expected.