give first refusal



give somebody (the right of/to) first refusal

to offer to sell someone something before you offer it to anyone else (often + on ) I have given my existing publishers first refusal on my next book.
See also: first, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
My-Swedish
HyldaHIL-dəEnglish (Rare)
Benesh-Yiddish
Ichiroee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Zlatan-Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
DrewDROOEnglish