proffer
proffer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake. [R.] Milton.
- 2.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.
- 3.Essay; attempt. [R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- bid
- bribe
- candidate
- candidature
- come
- disengaged
- feet
- for
- forward
- gift
- give
- hawk
- hire
- hold
- invitation
- invite
- lay
- let
- make
- market
- motion
- move
- offer
- offering
- oneself
- out
- overture
- place
- present
- presentation
- press
- proposal
- propose
- proposition
- put
- request
- sale
- seek
- service
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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