proffer

(prŏf'ər)
tr.v., -fered, -fer·ing, -fers.
To offer for acceptance; tender. See synonyms at offer.

n.
The act of proffering; an offer.

[Middle English profren, from Old French poroffrir, profrir : por-, forth (from Latin prō-; see pro-¹) + offrir, to offer (from Latin offerre; see offer).]

profferer prof'fer·er n.

View more Law & Legal Issues videos

meaning 'to offer (a gift or service)', has inflected forms proffered, proffering.

Previous:	produce, process, proceed
Next:	program, programme, progress, prohibit

verb

To put before another for acceptance: extend, offer, present², tender², volunteer. Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before. See offer.

noun

Something offered: bid, offer, proposal, tender². See offer.

v

Definition: suggest, offer
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, refuse, take back, withdraw

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To offer or tender, as, the production of a document and offer of the same in evidence.

For a list of words related to proffer, see:

• Reasoning and Informing - proffer: propose; offer
• Questions and Answers - proffer: offer, esp. in answer

---

See words rhyming with "proffer."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Proffer.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilbyde
n. - tilbud

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanbieden, aanbod

Français (French)
v. tr. - offrir, proposer, tendre
n. - offre, le fait de tendre (qch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - anbieten, aussprechen, vorbringen
n. - Angebot

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσφέρω, (προ)τείνω

Italiano (Italian)
offrire, presentare, profferire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - oferecer

Русский (Russian)
предложение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ofrecer, proponer
n. - oferta, ofrecimiento, proposición

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - erbjuda, räcka fram

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
提供, 提议, 贡献, 提出, 建议

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 提供, 提議, 貢獻
n. - 提供, 提出, 提議, 建議

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 제공하다, 제의하다
n. - 제출, 제의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 申し出る, 提供する, 進呈する, 差し出す
n. - 提供

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعرض على, يقدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הציע‬
n. - ‮הצעה‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.