offer
[ aw-fer, of-er ]
/ ˈɔ fər, ˈɒf ər /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of offer
SYNONYMS FOR offer
1
Offer,
proffer,
tender mean to present for acceptance or refusal.
Offer is a common word in general use for presenting something to be accepted or rejected:
to offer assistance.
Proffer, with the same meaning, is now chiefly a literary word:
to proffer one's services.
Tender (no longer used in reference to concrete objects) is a ceremonious term for a more or less formal or conventional act:
to tender one's resignation.
2 give, move, propose.
ANTONYMS FOR offer
OTHER WORDS FROM offer
Words nearby offer
offence,
offend,
offense,
offenseless,
offensive,
offer,
offer document,
offer price,
offering,
offering price,
offertory
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British Dictionary definitions for offer (1 of 2)
offer
/ (ˈɒfə) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of offer
offerer or offeror, nounWord Origin for offer
Old English, from Latin
offerre to present, from
ob- to +
ferre to bring
British Dictionary definitions for offer (2 of 2)
Offer
/ (ˈɒfə) /
n acronym for (formerly, in Britain)
Office of Electricity Regulation: merged with Ofgas in 1999 to form Ofgem