proffer

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/

The English word “proffer” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.
An attempt, an essay.

verb

To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.
To attempt or essay of one's own accord; to undertake or propose to undertake.

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English profre (“act of offering or presenting a gift; offer of something; challenge; sacrifice; act of petitioning or requesting; petition, request; proposal, suggestion; idea, thought; attempt, effort; appearance; (law) payment to the Exchequer by a sheriff or other officer of estimated revenue due to the monarch”) [and other forms], and then: * partly from Late…

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