Meaning of PROFFER
| Pronunciation: | | 'prâfur
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- [n] a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
- [v] present for acceptance or rejection; ; "She offered us all a cold drink"
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| | Synonyms: | | offer, proposition, suggestion |
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| | See Also: | | advance, approach, breath, feeler, ghost, give, hint, intimation, overture, proposal, tender, touch, trace | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.
--Chaucer.
2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or
propose to undertake. [R.] --Milton.
\Prof"fer\, n.
1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by
another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
He made a proffer to lay down his commission.
--Clarendon.
2. Essay; attempt. [R.] --Bacon.
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