Dictionary entries for 'proffer'

Synonyms

extend
offer
present
tender
volunteer
bid
offer
proposal
tender

prof·fer (prŏf́ər)

[Middle English profren, from Old French poroffrir, profrir, por-, forth (from Latin prō-; see pro–¹), + offrir, to offer (from Latin offerre; see offer).]

transitive verb: -fered, -fer·ing, -fers.

To offer for acceptance; tender. See synonyms at offer

noun

The act of proffering; an offer.

derivatives

prof́fer·er: noun

transitive verb: -fered, -fer·ing, -fers.

noun

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition