Meaning of "extending an offer"??

MBALOVER

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Apr 1, 2010, 9:05:11 PM4/1/10

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Hi all,

A friend of mine is informed that the Human Resource of a company is"
interested in extending an offer" to him? the things inside " " are
quoted from the original email of the HR.

He is confused with the word "extending" and so am I.

Does that mean at the beginning they did not intend to offer him the
position because they have limited openings. Then there is some change
in their company. They have some more openings and they decide to give
one of them to my friend?

Do I understand it correctly?

or" extending an offer to somebody" is only a normal word of HR that
simply means that they will provide the successful candidate an offer.

Thank you/

tony cooper

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Apr 1, 2010, 9:27:38 PM4/1/10

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The firm is interested in hiring the person. They are not making the
offer in the email, but they are indicating that they will at some
future meeting. Presumably, the email either set the date for the
future meeting or suggested that the person contact them to set a
date.

The term has nothing to do with limited openings or changes that have
transpired.

"Extending", in this context, means "making".
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

MBALOVER

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Apr 1, 2010, 9:44:44 PM4/1/10

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Thanks, Tony.

Now I understand the meaning of the term.

Best,

mm

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Apr 1, 2010, 10:29:36 PM4/1/10

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On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:05:11 -0700 (PDT), MBALOVER

<mbal...@gmail.com> wrote:

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>or" extending an offer to somebody" is only a normal word of HR that

It's not just an HR term. It's a bit formal but it's used loads of
places, maybe by people who want to be a bit formal. Like "extend an
invitation to our 4th of July party." I've heard it for at least 50
years.

MBALOVER

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Apr 1, 2010, 11:24:07 PM4/1/10

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On Apr 1, 6:29 pm, mm <NOPSAMmm2...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
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> >or" extending an offer to somebody" is only a normal word of HR that
>
> It's not just an HR term. It's a bit formal but it's used loads of
> places, maybe by people who want to be a bit formal. Like "extend an
> invitation to our 4th of July party." I've heard it for at least 50
> years.
>

Thanks, it is helpful.

Best,

Mike Barnes

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Apr 2, 2010, 4:06:05 AM4/2/10

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MBALOVER <mbal...@gmail.com>:

Yes, confusing isn't it? "Extending an offer" is an old-fashioned way
of saying (not just in HR) making an offer. Visualise someone offering
you something they're holding, by extending their arm.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

Evan Kirshenbaum

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Apr 3, 2010, 12:25:13 AM4/3/10

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mm <NOPSAM...@bigfoot.com> writes:

> On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:05:11 -0700 (PDT), MBALOVER
> <mbal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>or" extending an offer to somebody" is only a normal word of HR that
>
> It's not just an HR term. It's a bit formal but it's used loads of
> places, maybe by people who want to be a bit formal. Like "extend an
> invitation to our 4th of July party." I've heard it for at least 50
> years.

Surprisingly, the OED doesn't appear to have this sense.

[Attn Jesse Sheidlower: OED missing sense]

I see it in Google Books back to at least 1833:

Mr. Gove of Goffstown, from the select joint committee ap[poi]nted
to wait on the President of the United States at Boston, [and?]
extend to him an invitation to visit the Capital during the
[pres]ent session of the Legislature, reported that they have
atten[ded] to that duty, and have received from him the following
com[mun]ication in writing--

June 24, 1833, _Journal of the House of
Representatives of the State of New Hamshire_,
1833

(Items in brackets my best guess. Part of the scan at the left margin
is missing.)

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May 14, 2019, 2:44:55 PM5/14/19

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It means that the applicant has got the position applied for. In other words "offer accepted" once the candidate has accepted to take on the job or accept the terms and conditions.

Dingbat

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May 16, 2019, 4:13:45 PM5/16/19

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Yes. Is "extending an offer" also used in this other sense?

"The offer has been extended for a week."

The offer in this usage might be a discount.

Jack

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May 16, 2019, 5:43:41 PM5/16/19

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Yes, but to exclude the first interpretation, it might be better to
say 'another week'.

--
John

Tony Cooper

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May 16, 2019, 6:13:03 PM5/16/19

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On Thu, 16 May 2019 13:13:42 -0700 (PDT), Dingbat
<ranjit_...@yahoo.com> wrote:

In the context above, "extending an offer" is making an offer. They
are offering him a job. The "interested in" implies that the terms,
or something else, have not yet been agreed on. They are offering him
the job provided that something has to be furnished or agreed on.

There is also the other use of "extended an offer" meaning that the
time for acceptance has been increased. An offer that may have been
restricted to acceptance by a particular date or time has been revised
to a new date or time.

Mark Brader

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May 16, 2019, 7:00:43 PM5/16/19

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In 2010, we were asked:

>> A friend of mine is informed that the Human Resource of a company is"
>> interested in extending an offer" to him?

Tony Cooper:

> In the context above, "extending an offer" is making an offer.

> They are offering him a job...

Yes, exactly.

> There is also the other use of "extended an offer" meaning that the

> time for acceptance has been increased...

True. But since the offer already exists at that point, the wording
would then usually be "extending the offer".
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