suggestion, proposition, proffer
(noun) a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; “it was a suggestion we couldn’t refuse”
offer, proffer
(verb) present for acceptance or rejection; “She offered us all a cold drink”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proffer (plural Proffers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Proffer is the 25865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 951 individuals. Proffer is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.
• proffre
proffer (plural proffers)
An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.
Synonym: proposition
(obsolete) An attempt, an essay.
proffer (third-person singular simple present proffers, present participle proffering, simple past and past participle proffered)
(transitive, reflexive) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.
(transitive, obsolete) To attempt or essay of one's own accord; to undertake or propose to undertake.
• proffre
Source: Wiktionary
Prof"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proffered; p. pr. & vb. n. Proffering.] Etym: [OE. profren, proferen, F. proférer, fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro forward + ferre to bring. See Bear to produce.]
1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship. Shak. I reck not what wrong that thou me profre. Chaucer.
2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake. [R.] Milton.
Prof"fer, n.
1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship. He made a proffer to lay down his commission. Clarendon.
2. Essay; attempt. [R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
