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offers one can't refuse

offers one can't refuse is the plural of offer one can't refuse.

Meaning of offer one can't refuse

Noun

offer one can't refuse (plural offers one can't refuse)

  1. (idiomatic) An offer from one side in a transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
    • But in 2001 the government of Singapore made him an offer he couldn't refuse: the directorship of the brand new Genome Institute along with a $25 million starting budget.2006 February 5, Michael D. Lemonick, “Are We Losing Our Edge?”, in Time
  2. (idiomatic) A threatening offer by one party for which the results of failing to accept are so unattractive that the other party is almost compelled to accept.
    • The Mafia godfather Rocco . . . makes Jack an offer he can't refuse: marry Carol or else.1991 September 22, Edward Rothstein, “Film: Hard Up for a Plot? Get With the Program”, in New York Times, retrieved 29 Jul 2012
    Synonyms:
    extortion

Questions about offers one can't refuse

What is offers one can't refuse the plural of?
Offers one can't refuse is the plural of offer one can't refuse.

Words near offers one can't refuse in the dictionary

  1. offerors
  2. offers
  3. offers a knee
  4. offers affordances
  5. offers of proof
  6. offers one can't refuse
  7. offers one's condolences
  8. offers up
  9. offers wanted
  10. Offerton
  11. offertorial

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