Compete
Offer
Offer verb - To put before another for acceptance or consideration.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Bookends: The Total Drama cast got tricked by an offer for free cars from Chris in order to get them to compete in the new season.
Source: Fan Fic / Total Drama Equestria -
The Hedonist: When he's sent to Dream's mansion in order to make an offer for the Hell's key in the name of The Fair Folk, he tells Nuala they can't possibly compete with so many big names competing for it; he'll just accept the excellent (and free) wine and sex he'll get out of the whole situation.
Source: Characters / The Sandman -
Although NFL 2K came to an abrupt end when EA won the NFL's exclusivity bid in 2005, NBA 2K eventually outclassed Live both commercially and critically that EA didn't offer a game for four years over failed reboots that even the company knew could not compete with 2K and cancelled them.
Source: Useful Notes / Sega Dreamcast
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