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ch6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acceptance | In contracts, occurs when a party to whom an offer has been made agrees to the proposal; in commercial paper, drawee's promise to pay the obligee of a draft when the instrument is due |
| Bilateral Contract | Offeree can accept offer by giving a promise to the offeror instead of performing the contracted for act |
| Contract | Agreement between two parties that creates and obligation |
| Counter Offer | Offeree's response to an offer which modifies it |
| Firm Offer | Contractual proposal in writing by a merchant stating how long the offer is to stay open |
| Mirror Image Rule | Requires that the terms in the acceptance must exactly match the terms contained in the offer |
| Offer | Proposal by the offeror to do something, provided the offeree does something in return |
| Offeree | Party to whom an offer is made |
| Offeror | Party to who makes an offer to form a contract |
| Option | Separate contract arising when the offeree gives the offeror something of value in return for a promise to leave an offer open |
| Revocation | Withdrawing form an offer before it is accepted |
| Unilateral Contract | Offeror promises something in return for the offeree's performance and indicates that this performance is the way acceptance must be made |