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proffer

prof·fer [ próffər ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle prof·fered, present participle prof·fer·ing, 3rd person present singular prof·fers)
Definition:
 
1. hold something out: to hold something out to somebody so that he or she can take or grasp it

2. propose something: to offer something for consideration to somebody
proffer a suggestion



noun  (plural prof·fers)
Definition:
 
proposal: something offered for consideration

[13th century. < Old French proffrir "offer forth" < offrir "to offer"]
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