proffer
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
the act of proffering.
an offer or proposal.
Origin of proffer
1synonym study For proffer
Other words for proffer
Other words from proffer
- prof·fer·er, noun
Words Nearby proffer
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use proffer in a sentence
Investigators also interviewed, received proffers from or reviewed deposition materials from 212 individuals.
N.Y. Assembly report finds ‘overwhelming evidence’ Cuomo engaged in sexual harassment, used state resources for memoir | Mariana Alfaro, Josh Dawsey | November 22, 2021 | Washington PostYet Ross and Makovsky proffer a deadline exactly as the missing ingredient to striking a deal.
We proffer federally backed flood insurance at rates bearing no resemblance to the risks.
If You Keep Paying for People to Build Things Where They Shouldn't, They'll Keep Doing It | Justin Green | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmanda blushed, for the proffer of a buggy ride was not without definite significance in that region.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandTherefore he had sent a pompous embassy of fifteen deputies to proffer the Crusaders honorable peace or deadly war.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
They boast of their privileges and civilization, and yet proffer no milder conditions than servitude or death.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonShe had paused on the way to her room before dinner to proffer assistance to Mrs. Bassett.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonI have not generosity enough to refuse your noble proffer,—you must go alone, and without communication with Derby.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for proffer
/ (ˈprɒfə) /
(tr) to offer for acceptance; tender
the act of proffering
Origin of proffer
1Derived forms of proffer
- profferer, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse