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Offer in Webster's 1913 dictionary

The 1913 record labels offer as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.

WEBSTER 1913noun
Offer

[Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See Offer, v. t.]

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Headwordoffer
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See Offer, v. t.]
Selected historical definitionThe act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
Signed record IDwebster1913-offer-noun-e657d59a4c53
Source locatorCIDE.O, paragraph 1368; Gutenberg eBook 665
Edition-scoped answerNot earliest-attestation proofNot modern consensus
Independent historical textProject Gutenberg section 665Signed structural record sourceGNU GCIDE 0.54 archive
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In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "offer" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See Offer, v. t.]" The selected historical definition says: "The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance."

Project Gutenberg Webster 1913 plus signed GNU GCIDE 0.54 Exact cross-verified historical record reviewed 2026-10-04

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