Proffer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

present for acceptance or rejection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːfɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒfə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒfə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːfɚ/.

Examples

it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
She offered us all a cold drink

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

offer proposition suggestion

Parts of Speech

noun	a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection “it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse”
verb	present for acceptance or rejection “She offered us all a cold drink”

Word Forms

suggest	verb	drop a hint; intimate by a hint
propose	verb	present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
proffer	verb	present for acceptance or rejection
offer	noun	the verbal act of offering
offerer	noun	someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
offeror	noun	someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
proffer	noun	a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anbieten

ein Vorschlag, der zur Annahme oder Ablehnung angeboten wird

🇫🇷French

présentation

une proposition proposée pour acceptation ou rejet

🇪🇸Spanish

oferta

una propuesta ofrecida para aceptación o rechazo

🇮🇹Italian

profferire

una proposta offerta per l'accettazione o il rifiuto

🇳🇱Dutch

aanbod

een voorstel dat ter aanvaarding of afwijzing wordt aangeboden

🇵🇹Portuguese

oferta

uma proposta oferecida para aceitação ou rejeição

🇷🇺Russian

предлагать

предложение, предложенное для принятия или отклонения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रस्ताव करना

स्वीकृति या अस्वीकृति के लिए प्रस्तावित प्रस्ताव

🇮🇳Tamil

வழங்குகின்றன

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுதல் அல்லது நிராகரிப்பதற்காக வழங்கப்படும் ஒரு திட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆఫర్ చేయండి

అంగీకారం లేదా తిరస్కరణ కోసం అందించే ప్రతిపాదన

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಫರ್

ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാഗ്ദാനം

സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ നിരസിക്കുന്നതിനോ വേണ്ടി വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു നിർദ്ദേശം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提供者

供接受或拒绝的提案

🇯🇵Japanese

提供者

承認または拒否のために提示された提案

🇰🇷Korean

제안하다

수락 또는 거부를 위해 제안된 제안

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề nghị

một đề nghị được đưa ra để chấp nhận hoặc từ chối

🇹🇭Thai

เสนอ

ข้อเสนอที่เสนอให้ยอมรับหรือปฏิเสธ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengajukan

proposal yang ditawarkan untuk diterima atau ditolak

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-alok

isang panukala na inaalok para sa pagtanggap o pagtanggi

🇲🇾Malay

menawarkan

cadangan yang ditawarkan untuk penerimaan atau penolakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرض

الاقتراح المقدم للقبول أو الرفض

🇮🇷Persian

پیشنهاد

پیشنهادی که برای پذیرش یا رد پیشنهاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

teklif

kabul veya ret için sunulan teklif

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצִיעַ

הצעה שהוצעה לקבלה או לדחייה

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The primary meaning of 'proffer' is 'a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection'.

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