reoffer

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ offer.

Noun

reoffer (plural reoffers)

  1. An offer that has been made before.
    The reoffer was only good for a limited time, the same as the original offer had been.

Verb

reoffer (third-person singular simple present reoffers, present participle reoffering, simple past and past participle reoffered)

  1. To offer again.
    For nostalgia, the maker decided to reoffer the product the way it had been in the 1930s.
  2. (Canada, politics) To campaign for elected office on a second or subsequent occasion, esp. in the context of declining to do so.
    • 2021 June 14, Sara Fraser, “'It's been an honour': Wayne Easter announces he won't reoffer in next federal election”, in CBC News‎[1] (news):
      "I am announcing that I will not be reoffering as the candidate in the riding of Malpeque in the next federal election."
    • 2018 July 11, Jeremy Fraser, “Sydney-Victoria MP to reoffer”, in Cape Breton Post‎[2] (news):
      Meanwhile, in the riding of Cape Breton-Canso, Rodger Cuzner also plans to reoffer.

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