To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; - often with up.
To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
To attempt; to undertake.
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
To present itself; to be at hand.
To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; - used with at.
The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.
The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
State of being accepted; acceptableness.
An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance.
An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.
An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.
Meaning; acceptation.
