proffer

[prof-er]

verb (used with object)

1. to put before a person for acceptance; offer.

   Synonyms: volunteer, propose, submit, tender

noun

1. the act of proffering.

2. an offer or proposal.

proffer

/ ˈprɒfə /

verb

1. (tr) to offer for acceptance; tender

noun

1. the act of proffering

Other Word Forms

• profferer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of proffer¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English profren, from Anglo-French profrer, variant of Old French poroffrir, equivalent to por- pro- ¹ + offrir offer

Word History and Origins

Origin of proffer¹

C13: from Old French proffrir, from _pro- ¹ + offrir to offer

Synonym Study

See offer.

Example Sentences

If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.

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“I support just about every point in the compact, but even I have real concerns about the way it has been framed and proffered.”

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Her clothes have been lost en route, and she furiously rejected all proffered substitutes.

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Suppliers proffered various expensive goods, including a designer bag worth $2,290, three luxury watches each worth thousands, and numerous prepaid American Express gift cards totaling tens of thousands of dollars, the complaint said.

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As for Vivien, the narrative she has proffered in her journals is far from the whole story.

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Related Words

• propound