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As rhyming synonyms, proffer and offer are quite the pair, and we can proffer an explanation as to why: both come ultimately from Latin offerre, meaning “to present, tender, proffer, offer.” Offer had been part of the language for hundreds of years before proffer was adopted by way of an Anglo-French intermediary in the 14th century. A more formal word than its plainer relation, proffer often emphasizes courteousness on the part of the one doing the tendering.
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Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
Here, Craig Schoettler, the mastermind behind Chicago’s Aviary and now MGM Resorts’ executive director of beverage, proffers some of the city’s most exquisite libations inside an utterly beautiful room.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 24 June 2024
According to a factual proffer reflecting the prosecution’s case, the two unnamed soldiers were at the Colombian Pub, a sports bar in the upscale Zona T area, around 11 p.m. on March 5, 2020, just around the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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“Proffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proffer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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