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proffer
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proffer
v.
offer, suggest, propose
n.
offer, proposal, suggestion
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Proffer
- For the agreement between prosecutor and defendant, see proffer letter.
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proffer
Noun
1. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
(synonym) suggestion, proposition
(hypernym) proposal
(hyponym) hint, intimation, breath
(derivation) offer
Verb
1. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
(synonym) offer
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) give
(derivation) suggestion, proposition
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Proffer
(v. t.)
To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
(v. t.)
To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.
To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.
(n.)
Essay; attempt.
Essay; attempt.
(n.)
An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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proffer
Synonyms and related words:
accord, administer, advance, afford, allot, allow, approach, asking price, award, bestow, bestow on, bid, communicate, confer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole, dole out, donate, extend, feeler, fork out, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out, grant, hand out, heap, help to, hold forth, hold out, impart, invitation, issue, lavish, let have, mete, mete out, offer, offering, overture, pose, pour, prefer, preliminary approach, present, presentation, proposition, put up, rain, render, serve, shell out, shower, slip, snow, submission, submit, suggestion, tender, tentative approach, vouchsafe, yield
accord, administer, advance, afford, allot, allow, approach, asking price, award, bestow, bestow on, bid, communicate, confer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole, dole out, donate, extend, feeler, fork out, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out, grant, hand out, heap, help to, hold forth, hold out, impart, invitation, issue, lavish, let have, mete, mete out, offer, offering, overture, pose, pour, prefer, preliminary approach, present, presentation, proposition, put up, rain, render, serve, shell out, shower, slip, snow, submission, submit, suggestion, tender, tentative approach, vouchsafe, yield
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
