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  • 1firm offer — An offer to sell goods that remains in force for a stated period. For example, an ‘offer firm for 24 hours’ binds the seller to sell if the buyer accepts the offer within 24 hours. If the buyer makes a lower bid during the period that the offer… …

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  • 2firm offer — An offer to sell goods that remains in force for a stated period. For example, an «offer firm for 24 hours» binds the seller to sell if the buyer accepts the offer within 24 hours. If the buyer makes a lower bid during the period that the offer… …

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  • 3firm — firm1 [fʉrm] adj. [ME ferm < OFr < L firmus < IE base * dher , to hold, support > Sans dhárma, precept, law, Gr thronos, armchair] 1. not yielding easily under pressure; solid; hard 2. not moved or shaken easily; fixed; stable 3.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 4Firm service — Firm services, also called uninterruptible services, are services, such as electricity and natural gas supplies, that are intended to be available at all times during a period covered by an agreement. Also, the service is not subject to a prior… …

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  • 5Firm — Firm, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.] 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6firm offer — n: a binding written offer to buy or sell that cannot be revoked for a stipulated period of time or for a reasonable time that in no event exceeds three months Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. firm offer …

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  • 7firm — adj Firm, hard, solid are comparable chiefly as meaning having a texture or consistency that markedly resists deformation by external force. Firm (opposed to loose, flabby) suggests such closeness or compactness of texture or a consistency so… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8firm — n [German Firma, from Italian, signature, ultimately from Latin firmare to make firm, confirm] 1: the name or title under which a company transacts business 2: a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct …

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  • 9firm sale — ➔ sale * * * firm sale UK US noun ► [C or U] COMMERCE a sale in which the buyer is not allowed to return the goods: »No returns will be accepted for items supplied on firm sale. ► [C] a sale that has been agreed between a seller and buyer: »At… …

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  • 10firm commitment underwriting — USA firm commitment underwriting. Also known as firm commitment offering. As opposed to a best efforts offering, in the context of securities and capital markets, an underwriting where the underwriters commit to purchase all of the securities… …

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