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• past tense form of proffer.
• past participle of proffer.

proffered

American  

[prof-erd] / ˈprɒf ərd /

adjective

1. put before someone for acceptance; offered.

   Thanks for all the proffered advice.

   He concluded that something was better than nothing, and agreed to the proffered terms.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of proffer.

Other Word Forms

• unproffered
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of proffered

First recorded in 1375–1425; proffer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; proffer ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

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proffered

The meow, as cute and attuned as it may be to get a human’s attention, is not in his mind a tool for manipulation, as some have proffered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Batson established a three-part framework for racial juror challenges: Defense counsel challenges a strike, the prosecutor gives race-neutral reasons for it, then defense counsel has the opportunity to rebut those proffered reasons as pretextual.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

An MP close to Miliband proffered a more straightforward explanation.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Netflix on Tuesday revised the terms of the proffered deal to make it all-cash and to provide WBD shareholders with more certainty about the transaction, the company said in a release.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

But all he did was to say, “No, thank you,” and fend off the proffered tube of tablets.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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