ein Angebot ausschlagen / ablehnen
to reject a proposal or offer
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In a sentence
Der Vorstand schlägt das Angebot des Investors aus.
How it is used
Means to reject a proposal or offer. Neutral register. Use when a company declines a partnership offer. Common mistake: 'ausschlagen' is stronger than 'ablehnen'—use 'ablehnen' for polite refusal.
Other verbs that go with Angebot
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- ein Angebot abgebento formally present a proposal with terms/prices
- jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
- jdm. ein Angebot unterbreitento submit a proposal for consideration
- ein Angebot erstellento create a formal document with terms and prices
- ein Angebot einreichento formally hand in a proposal in a bidding process
Other collocations built on ablehnen
- einen Antrag ablehnento reject a motion/application
- einen Einspruch ablehnento reject or deny an objection
- Hilfe ablehnento decline offered assistance, often due to pride or self-reliance
- eine Stelle ablehnen (Arbeit)to decline a job/position
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