要约 (yāo) — (legal) offer; a proposal to form a contract
Definition
Legal term for a formal 'offer' — a proposal to enter a contract that can be accepted to form a binding agreement. Used in contracts and commercial law; the everyday 要 'want/need' is unrelated.
verb
(legal) offera proposal to form a contract
Examples
- 要约。Duì fāng jiē shòu le wǒ men de yāo.The other party accepted our offer.
- 要约。Zhè ge yāo zài yǒu xiào qī nèi bù néng chè xiāo.This offer cannot be revoked within the validity period.
- 要约。yāo De nèi róng bì xū míng què jù tǐ.The content of the offer must be clear and specific.
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