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Meaning of "godfather offer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GODFATHER OFFER

From the 1972 film The Godfather, in which a character was made an offer he could not refuse by a threatening mafioso.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GODFATHER OFFER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GODFATHER OFFER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Godfather offer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GODFATHER OFFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of godfather offer in the English dictionary

The definition of godfather offer in the dictionary is a takeover bid pitched so high that the management of the target company is unable to dissuade shareholders from accepting it.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GODFATHER OFFER

godden
goddess
goddess-ship
goddesshood
Godefroy de Bouillon
Goderich
Godesberg
godet
godetia
godfather
godforsaken
Godhead
godhood
Godiva
godless
godlessly
godlessness
godlier
godliest
godlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE GODFATHER OFFER

bargain offer
cash offer
coffer
counteroffer
differ
doffer
feoffer
goffer
job offer
offer
on offer
pay offer
proffer
re-offer
scoffer
share offer
special offer
swoffer
tender offer
troffer

Synonyms and antonyms of godfather offer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «godfather offer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GODFATHER OFFER

Find out the translation of godfather offer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of godfather offer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «godfather offer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教父报价
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oferta padrino
570 millions of speakers

English

godfather offer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गॉडफादर प्रस्ताव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرض العراب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крестный предложение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oferta padrinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গডফাদার অফার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

offre parrain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tawaran godfather
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pate Angebot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴッドファーザーのオファー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대부 제안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tawaran godfather
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đề nghị cha đỡ đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடவுளே வாய்ப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॉडफादर ऑफर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vaftiz babası teklifi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

offerta padrino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chrzestnym oferta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хресний пропозицію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oferta naș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νονός προσφορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peetpa aanbod
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gudfader erbjudande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gudfar tilbud
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of godfather offer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GODFATHER OFFER»

The term «godfather offer» is barely ever used and occupies the 205.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GODFATHER OFFER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «godfather offer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «godfather offer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about godfather offer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GODFATHER OFFER»

Discover the use of godfather offer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to godfather offer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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BizzWords: From Ad Creep to Zero Drag, a Guide to Today's ...
Other, older uses of ghost work include work billed for but not performed and work completed during the graveyard shift. godfAther.offer. What it means: An irrefutable takeover offer made to a target company by an acquiring company An Offer ...
Gregory Bergman, 2008
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Applied Mergers and Acquisitions
The strong bear hug includes a public announcement and a call for negotiations. A super- strong bear hug threatens to reduce the offering price in the event of opposition or delay. A godfather offer is a cash offer so high that the directors feel  ...
Robert F. Bruner, 2004
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Financial Words You Should Know: Over 1,000 Essential ...
See also: Corporation, Limited partner Although the plumber's son was part owner of the company, the plumber himself was the sole general partner. godfather offer A takeover bid made by an acquiring company that's so good it can't be ...
Michele Cagan, P.T. Shank, 2009
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No B. S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs: The Ultimate No ...
Ideally, yours is a Godfather's Offer: an offer that the appropriate prospect or customer for you can't refuse! We'll get to the architecture of offers in a few minutes, but first the overarching ideas: one, to make your every communication actually ...
Dan S. Kennedy, 2013
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Movie Greats: A Critical Study of Classic Cinema
Desson Howe, 'Godfather: Offer Accepted', Washington Post, 21 March 1997. Jack Shadoian, Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster/Crime Film ( Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1977), pp. 326–7. Ibid., p. 326. Naomi Greene, ' Family ...
Philip Gillett, 2008
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International Dictionary of Banking and Finance
GNP Abbreviation of gross national product godfather offer An offer that cannot be refused. In a takeover situation, a godfather offer for the company's shares is made at such a good price that the management of the target company can only ...
John Clark, 2013
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Dictionary of International Banking and Finance Terms
GNP Abbreviation of gross national product. godfather offer An offer that cannot be refused. In a take-over situation, a godfather offer for the company's shares is made at such a good price that the management of the target company can only ...
John Owen Edward Clark, 2001
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Dictionary of International Investment and Finance Terms
GNP Abbreviation of gross national product. godfather offer An offer that cannot be refused. In a take-over situation, a godfather offer for the company's shares is made at such a good price that the management of the target company can only ...
John Owen Edward Clark, 2001
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International Dictionary of Insurance and Finance
GNP Abbreviation of gross national product. godfather offer An offer that cannot be refused. In a takeover situation, a godfather offer for the company's shares is made at such a good price that the management and shareholders of the target ...
John Clark, 2014
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Investment Banking: A Guide to Underwriting and Advisory ...
Investment bankers use some terms to indicate the different type of offers: for example a “bear hug” is an offer to the board not publicly announced or a “ godfather offer” is an extremely high cash offer (so that the board is unable to refuse).
Giuliano Iannotta, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GODFATHER OFFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term godfather offer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here are the top 25 NBA free agents remaining
... contender decides to roll the dice. Here's my fever dream scenario: is there a chance a Chinese team could drop a Godfather offer on Smith? «SB Nation, Jul 15»
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Is The Price Right For The Tigers?
The Cubs seem to already be courting him and another team will surely cook up a Godfather offer if Theo Epstein doesn't. The Tigers are ... «Today's Knuckleball, Jul 15»
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Wesley Matthews Signs With Dallas, Kings Should Focus On Their …
... to “make an offer you can't refuse,” and honestly the team kept their word and threw out a godfather offer, unfortunately it just wasn't enough. «A Royal Pain, Jul 15»
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NBA Rumors: Kings offering John Calipari coaching, front office job
... legit about Calipari coming to Sacramento, as giving him all the power in the world and all the money as well might be the Godfather offer that ... «FanSided, Jun 15»
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Justise is Served: How the Miami Heat Won the NBA Draft
Or so we thought, anyway. With a hint of luck and Michael Jordan (cough, Rich Cho) turning down a Godfather offer from Boston — SIX PICKS! «Today's Fastbreak, Jun 15»
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NBA Free Agency 2015: Bucks to meet Greg Monroe, might not meet …
Of course, age is also the main argument against the Bucks making him a Godfather offer to take his talents north. Though he's shown no ... «Brew Hoop, Jun 15»
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NBA Rumors: Latest Trade Chatter Following League's Draft
... Chris Forsberg, they worked desperately to climb into the top 10, ultimately giving the Charlotte Hornets a Godfather offer they still refused. «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
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Report: Celtics Could Make 'Godfather Offer' To Draft Jahlil Okafor …
“A lot of rival executives believe Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics are prepared to give a Godfather offer to get in there for Jahlil Okafor if he's ... «NESN.com, Jun 15»
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Celtics ready to make 'Godfather offer' for No. 3 pick if Jahlil Okafor is …
"A lot of rival executives believe Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics is prepared to give a Godfather offer to get in there for Jahlil Okafor if he's ... «SB Nation, Jun 15»
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Report: If Okafor slips to 3, C's to make 'Godfather' offer
Windhorst said NBA executives that he's talked to think Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge will make "a Godfather offer" ... «Comcast SportsNet New England, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Godfather offer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/godfather-offer>. May 2024 ».
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