offer

offer: offer: translation
offer vb Offer, proffer, tender, present, prefer can all mean to lay, set, or put something before another for acceptance.

Offer, the most common of these words, frequently implies a putting before one something which may be accepted or rejected

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there was a crown offered him: and being offered him, he put it by— Shak.
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had he succeeded, he told me, he would have offered me the post of subeditor— Ellis
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offer a suggestion
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the dress department offers several new models this week
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he offered $10,000 for the house
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we must ask in the end what they have to offer in place of what they denounce— T. S. Eliot
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Proffer differs from offer chiefly in more consistently implying a putting or setting before one something that one is at liberty to accept or reject and in usually stressing voluntariness, spontaneity, or courtesy on the part of the agent

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proffered his arm to a lady having difficulty in crossing a street
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felt that it would be indelicate just then to ask for any information which Casaubon did not proffer— George Eliot
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rejecting the proffered assistance of a couple of officious friends— Shaw
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the flavor of social success is delicious, though it is scorned by those to whose lips the cup has not been proffered—L. P. Smith
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Tender was originally and still is a term in legal use meaning to offer something to the court or to a person concerned, according to the terms of the law, for formal acceptance or approval

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tender a thousand dollars in full satisfaction of a debt
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the defense will tender evidence to prove its contention that the defendant has a sound alibi
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will purchase all shares of preferred tendered to it before the redemption date— Wall Street Jour.
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tender the oath to a justice being sworn into office
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In general use tender differs from offer and proffer in carrying a stronger connotation of modesty, humility, or gentleness on the part of the one who makes the offer

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my gracious lord, I tender you my service— Shak.
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they are not judgments in name or form, but are expressed only as advice humbly tendered to Her Majesty— Hogg
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Tender, however, is the idiomatic or polite term in certain collocations

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three of us have already tendered our resignations— Bretnor
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this symposium is tendered to John Dewey as he enters the tenth decade of his life— Sidney Hook
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tender one's congratulations
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Present (see also GIVE) carries a stronger implication of ceremonious exhibition or of outward show than any of the preceding terms; otherwise it often suggests little more than offer in the sense of to lay or put before one for consideration, selection, or approval or for one's use or pleasure

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the butler presented the letter on a salver
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the producer will present a new play this week
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my last, least offering, I present thee now— Cowper
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whether Proust has not intended ... for all his apparent deliquescent Romanticism, to present us with a realistic case history— Edmund Wilson
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the legislation was presented in July. The debate did little to clarify the specific issues— Comstock
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Prefer (see also CHOOSE) is disused in the sense of proffer or present except in some legal use

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prefer an indictment
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prefer a claim
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although common in writing up to late in the nineteenth century

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he spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl— Pope
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I don't prefer any claim to being the soul of romance— Dickens

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Analogous words: *give, present, bestow, confer: *adduce, advance: propose, design, purpose, *intend

Contrasted words: accept, take, *receive: reject, refuse, *decline

Synonyms:

Present, tender, proffer, Occur, present itself, be at hand, Proposal, proposition, proffer, tender, overture / Exhibit, proffer, put forward, Volunteer, propose, make an offer, Bid / Furnish, propose, propound, show, give, move, Make an attempt, venture, dare, essay, endeavor, Attempt, endeavor, essay / Sacrifice, immolate, present / Bid (as price)

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offer — of·fer / ȯ fər/ n 1: a proposal, promise, or other manifestation of willingness to make and fulfill a contract or to bargain under proposed terms with another party that has the power to accept it upon receiving it denied accepting the offer see … Law dictionary
Offer — Of fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see {OB }) + ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same origin. See 1st … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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offer — [ôf′ər, äf′ər] vt. [ME offren < OE & OFr: OE offrian < LL(Ec) offerre, to offer to God, sacrifice; OFr offrir: both < L offerre, to bring before, present, show < ob (see OB ) + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to present to God or a god in an act… … English World dictionary
Offer — Of fer, n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See {Offer}, v. t.] 1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. This offer comes from mercy. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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offer — [n] proposal, suggestion action, attempt, bid, endeavor, essay, feeler*, hit*, overture, pass*, pitch*, presentation, proposition, propoundment, rendition, submission, tender; concepts 66,67,278 Ant. refusal, taking, withdrawal offer [v1] present … New thesaurus
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Offer — «Offer» Sencillo de Alanis Morissette del álbum Feast on Scraps Formato Sencillo Radial Género(s) Pop Duración 4:05 Discográfica … Wikipedia Español
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