counteroffered
Responded with terms
Counteroffered is the past tense of counteroffer—to respond to an offer with a different proposal rather than accepting or rejecting outright.
Common in negotiations over price, salary, or contract terms: They offered $300,000 for the house, but we counteroffered at $325,000.
When the company lowballed her, she counteroffered and got an extra ten thousand.
Formal plan for consideration
- counterbidCompeting price proposal
- termsConditions of an agreement
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- dealAgreement or distribution
agreement · concession · settlement · contract · mediation · arbitration · dialogue · discussion
Negotiating a lower price
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- dickerNegotiate terms informally
- tradingExchanging for value
- bidOffer to purchase
price · terms · concession · deal · vendor · buyer · seller · market
Refused or diminished
- refusalAct of declining
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- turndownAct of declining
- dismissalRemoval from position
nonacceptance · objection · pushback · resistance · denial · disapproval · veto · nix
proposal
Formal plan for consideration
- counterbidCompeting price proposal
- termsConditions of an agreement
- acceptanceConsent to receive
deal · agreement · concession · settlement · contract · mediation · arbitration · dialogue · discussion · bargain
haggling
Negotiating a lower price
bid · price · terms · concession · deal · vendor · buyer · seller · market · quibbling
declined
Refused or diminished
dismissal · nonacceptance · objection · pushback · resistance · denial · disapproval · veto · nix · spurning
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
approach · leverage · positioning · stratagem · calculation · anchoring · bluffing · timing · patience · brinkmanship