counteroffer

Word parts

counter- + offer

Noun

Singular counteroffer

Plural counteroffers

1. (countable) A counteroffer is an offer made against an unacceptable offer.

Verb

Plain form counteroffer

Third-person singular counteroffers

Past tense counteroffered

Past participle counteroffered

Present participle counteroffering

1. (transitive) If you counteroffer someone, you offer something as a counteroffer.