The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - offer v.

1) proffer, propose, tender, bid: They offered twice what I had paid for it. She offered to buy my old car. 2) make available, present, tender, put on the market, sell, put up for sale, put up, furnish: The supermarket is offering lettuce at half price. 3) proffer, provide, submit, put forward or forth, advance, tender, extend, make; suggest: Can you offer a suggestion for improving office efficiency? He offered to forget the whole thing if I paid him њ1000. 4) volunteer, present oneself, step or come forward: I offered to help with her luggage. --n. 5) proposal, bid, tender, offering: She said she would double any offer we have already had for the painting. 6) proposal, presentation, proffer, proposition: The company said they could entertain no offers past the deadline. My offer to lend the money was contingent on being repaid.