In a unilateral contract:
A) the offeror wants the performance of an act as acceptance of his or her offer.
B) the offeror cannot revoke the offer once the offeree has begun performance or has substantially completed performance of the act.
C) the offeror will treat either a promise to perform or the actual performance of the act as acceptance of his or her offer.
D) the offeror wants the performance of an act as acceptance of his or her offer, and the offeror cannot revoke the offer once the offeree has begun performance or has substantially completed performance of the act.
E) the offeror cannot revoke the offer once the offeree has begun performance or has substantially completed performance of the act, and the offeror will treat either a promise to perform or the actual performance of the act as acceptance of his or her offer.

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A unilateral contract requires the offeree to perform an act as acceptance of the offer. The offeror cannot revoke the offer once the offeree has begun or substantially completed performance of the act. Therefore, options A, B, and E are all partially true, but only option D combines them fully to provide a complete definition of a unilateral contract. Option C is not entirely correct because, in a unilateral contract, the acceptance must be through the performance of an act.

In a Unilateral Contract