counteroffer
Bargaining table reply
A counteroffer is a response to an offer that proposes different terms rather than accepting or rejecting outright.
In negotiations, making a counteroffer typically rejects the original offer while keeping discussion open: They offered $300,000 for the house, but we made a counteroffer of $325,000.
The verb counteroffer works the same way.
Dispute price persistently
- bidOffer to purchase
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
acceptance · rejection · valuation · quotation · tender · overbid · underbid · back-and-forth
Change to official text
- modificationAct of altering something
- revisionAltering to improve
- alternativeAnother available choice
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
submission · adjustment · package · restructuring · renegotiation · terms · outline · draft
Act of declining
- declinationAngular distance from equator
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
dispute · challenge · response · retort · comeback · rebuff · dismissal · turndown
Intermediate position between extremes
- concessionYielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
agreement · give-and-take · halfway · resolution · reciprocity · conciliation · balance · moderation
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
foresight · anticipation · calculation · psychology · power-play · advantage · anchoring · framing
haggle
Dispute price persistently
- bidOffer to purchase
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
proposal · acceptance · rejection · valuation · quotation · tender · overbid · underbid · back-and-forth · barter
amendment
Change to official text
- modificationAct of altering something
- revisionAltering to improve
- alternativeAnother available choice
proposition · submission · adjustment · package · restructuring · renegotiation · terms · outline · draft · approach
refusal
Act of declining
- declinationAngular distance from equator
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
pushback · dispute · challenge · response · retort · comeback · rebuff · dismissal · turndown · resistance
middle-ground
Intermediate position between extremes
- concessionYielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
accord · agreement · give-and-take · halfway · resolution · reciprocity · conciliation · balance · moderation · win-win
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- positioningArranging in specific locations
bluffing · foresight · anticipation · calculation · psychology · power-play · advantage · anchoring · framing · timing
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- auctionsauction, bidding, bid, auctioneer, auction house
- Home Buyingmortgage, downpayment, down payment, closing, closing costs
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- Dealmakingdeal, negotiator, bargaining, compromise, terms