noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is proferred.

   "Everywhere there were greetings and profferings of dinner invitations."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of proffer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

offerpropositionsuggestionproposalproposeaccord

Example

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"Everywhere there were greetings and profferings of dinner invitations."

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