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单词 proffered
释义

proffer

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verb

prof·​fer ˈprä-fər How to pronounce proffer (audio)
proffered; proffering ˈprä-f(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce proffer (audio)

transitive verb

: to present for acceptance : tender, offer

intransitive verb

US law
: to offer to take part in a proffer session
decided that an indictment was unlikely and there was no reason to proffer

proffer

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noun

1
: offer, suggestion
2
US law : an offer made to a prosecutor by a person who is a subject of a criminal investigation to provide information in exchange for limited immunity or a plea bargaining agreement
made a proffer in the hope of avoiding prosecution

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You may notice a striking similarity between "proffer" and "offer." Are the two words connected by etymology? Yes, indeed. "Proffer" comes from Anglo-French profrer, which itself is an alteration of the earlier "porofrir." That word in turn combines "por-" (which means "forth" and is related to our "pro-") and "offrir" (which means "to offer" and is an ancestor of our word offer). "Proffer" entered English in the 14th century. A more literary word than plain "offer," it adds or puts stress on the idea of voluntariness, spontaneity, or courtesy on the part of the one doing the tendering.

Synonyms

Verb

  • extend
  • give
  • offer
  • tender
  • trot out

Noun

  • offer
  • proposal
  • proposition
  • suggestion
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Example Sentences

Verb He proffered advice on how best to proceed. proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise Noun a generous proffer of his baronial estate for the charity gala
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
But Mullis also asked his colleague Dr. Jan Szatkowski to proffer a second opinion. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2022 The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube users around the globe. Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022 The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube users around the globe. The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Mar. 2022 But, given the Navy’s poor estimating skills, few Admirals are eager to publicly proffer a realistic cost target. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The space itself will clock in at 140 seats (about half the size of Prime), and the six-seat chef counter will likely be the most coveted chairs in the house — and where Moore and Gomez promise to proffer on-the-fly tasting menus. Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022 After an uneven beginning to the season, Kansas City had dropped only one game since Halloween — a 34-31 defeat to the Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 2 — and precedent suggested that Sunday would proffer the opposite result. New York Times, 30 Jan. 2022 Accurate or not, this was the wrong answer for an American president to proffer. Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
Noun
Meek did not participate in a proffer interview, Bont said. Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 And some of his testimony at trial differed from what was previewed in the Santiago proffer. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 In this case, a trader, Frances O’Brian, is brought in for a proffer to the US Attorneys Office. Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022 Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun revealed himself Wednesday as the mysterious bidder who secured a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed spaceflight with a $28 million proffer — only to skip it — and announced plans to take five people with him. Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021 The deal would have required Budish to give a proffer statement, an agreement in which a person is allowed to speak freely to investigators in exchange for them not using the statements to charge them with a crime. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2021 From their respective graves in Mecosta County and Beaconsfield, the two proffer advice to authors: write up, not down, or even sideways. Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 Cory Shaffer reports Earl Leiken signed a two-page proffer agreement in which prosecutors agreed not to use his statements in any criminal case against him, according to courtroom testimony in the trial of former jail director Ken Mills. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2021 Williams allegedly recorded several videos posted to SnapChat detailing the night before Rendon’s death, according to a bond proffer read out in court Tuesday by an assistant Cook County state’s attorney. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English profren, from Anglo-French profrer, proffrir, porofrir, from por- forth (from Latin pro-) + offrir to offer — more at pro-

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

proffer

verb

prof·​fer ˈprä-fər How to pronounce proffer (audio)
proffered; proffering
: offer entry 1 sense 1

proffered

verb

past tense of proffer
1
as in offered
to put before another for acceptance or consideration proffered his assistance in helping the two sides reach a compromise

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • offered
  • gave
  • tendered
  • extended
  • proposed
  • trotted out
  • ran by
  • submitted
  • posed
  • ran past
  • volunteered
  • held out
  • gave in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • received
  • accepted
  • took
  • approved
  • authorized
  • confirmed
  • denied
  • rejected
  • warranted
  • sanctioned
  • ratified
  • declined
  • formalized
  • refused
  • cleared
  • accredited
  • okayed
  • finalized
  • vetoed
  • disallowed
  • spurned
  • disapproved
  • rebuffed
  • rebutted
  • negatived
  • withdrew
  • ignored
  • retracted
  • approbated
  • disregarded
  • homologated
  • neglected
  • turned down
  • overlooked
  • OK'd
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2
as in suggested
to set before the mind for consideration proffered a novel solution for getting themselves out of debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • suggested
  • proposed
  • offered
  • posed
  • recommended
  • propounded
  • voted
  • presented
  • put forward
  • advanced
  • tendered
  • put forth
  • submitted
  • bounced
  • nominated
  • filed
  • arranged
  • shaped
  • moved
  • plotted
  • mapped
  • planned
  • lodged
  • contrived
  • laid
  • trotted out
  • framed
  • calculated
  • covered
  • charted
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