莲 制卧台贸易上兰 金融英语阅读 cannot be withdrawn and must be sold to the highest bidder. The second requirement for an effective offer is the definiteness of its terms.An offer must have reasonably definite(determined or fixed)terms so that a court can determine if a breach has occurred an give an appropriate remedy.An offer may invite an acceptance to be worded in such specific terms that the contract is made definite. Thus,if someone offers to sell you"from one to ten quarts of oil for your car"and askes you to state the desired number in your acceptance,your agreement to buy two quarts is an enforceable contract---the quantity is specified and the terms are definite. A third requirement for an effective offer is communication,resulting in the offeree's knowledge of the offer.For example,if a reward is offered for the return of a lost cat, a person who does not know about the reward cannot claim it,even if he or she finds the cat and returns it. 第2页共2页金融英语阅读 cannot be withdrawn and must be sold to the highest bidder. The second requirement for an effective offer is the definiteness of its terms. An offer must have reasonably definite( determined or fixed) terms so that a court can determine if a breach has occurred an give an appropriate remedy. An offer may invite an acceptance to be worded in such specific terms that the contract is made definite. Thus, if someone offers to sell you “ from one to ten quarts of oil for your car” and askes you to state the desired number in your acceptance, your agreement to buy two quarts is an enforceable contract---the quantity is specified and the terms are definite. A third requirement for an effective offer is communication, resulting in the offeree’s knowledge of the offer. For example, if a reward is offered for the return of a lost cat, a person who does not know about the reward cannot claim it, even if he or she finds the cat and returns it. 第 2 页 共 2 页