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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology


Noun

  1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
  2. Essay; attempt.


Verb

  1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
  2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.


Translations

de:proffer et:proffer fa:proffer fr:proffer io:proffer it:proffer te:proffer vi:proffer zh:proffer

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Proffer \Prof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proffered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Proffering.] [OE. profren, proferen, F. prof['e]rer,
fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro
forward + ferre to bring. See Bear to produce.]
1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a
tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to
proffer friendship. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.
--Chaucer.
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2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or
propose to undertake. [R.] --Milton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Proffer \Prof"fer\, n.
1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by
another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
[1913 Webster]

He made a proffer to lay down his commission.
--Clarendon.
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2. Essay; attempt. [R.] --Bacon.
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WordNet proffer
n : a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a
suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: suggestion, proposition]
v : present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a
cold drink" [syn: offer]
Moby Dictionary
accord , administer , advance , afford , allot , allow , approach ,
asking price , award , bestow , bestow on , bid , communicate , confer ,
deal , deal out , dish out , dispense , dole , dole out , donate , extend ,
feeler , fork out , gift , gift with , give , give freely , give out ,
grant , hand out , heap , help to , hold forth , hold out , impart ,
invitation , issue , lavish , let have , mete , mete out , offer ,
offering , overture , pose , pour , prefer , preliminary approach ,
present , presentation , proposition , put up , rain , render , serve ,
shell out , shower , slip , snow , submission , submit , suggestion ,
tender , tentative approach , vouchsafe , yield


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