Host vs Offer - What's the difference?
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One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
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One that provides a facility for an event.
A person or organization responsible for running an event.
A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
(computing, Internet) A in a network.
(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
(biology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
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, title= (evolutionism, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.
Consecrated bread such as that used in the Christian ceremony of the Eucharist.
A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
To perform the role of a host.
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, title= (obsolete) To lodge at an inn.
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(computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
* 1987 May 7, Selden E. Ball, Jr., Re: Ethernet Terminal Concentrators'', comp.protocols.tcp-ip, ''Usenet
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
* 1843 , (Thomas Carlyle), '', book 3, ch. X, ''Plugson of Undershot
* 2001 , Carlos Parada, Hesione 2 ,
A large number of items; a large inventory.
A proposal that has been made.
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, passage=One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.}}
Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
(label) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.
(lb) To present (something) to God as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.
*Bible, (w) xxix. 36
*:Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.
(lb) To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
*2009 , Roger Williams, Triumph Tr2, 3, 3a, 4 & 4a
*:The next stage is to remove and replace the top part of the right side lip, and offer the lid to the car to ensure all the shapes and gaps are okay.
(lb) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
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(lb) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
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(lb) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
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, title= (lb) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
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(lb) To happen, to present itself.
*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:The occasion offers , and the youth complies.
*1749 , (John Cleland), (w) , Penguin 1985, p.64:
*:The opportunity, however, did not offer till next morning, for Phoebe did not come to bed till long after I was gone to sleep.
(lb) To make an attempt; used with at .
*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
*:I will not offer at that I cannot master.
*(w, Roger L'Estrange) (1616-1704)
*:He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
*:without offering at any other remedy
(lb) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.
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(used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off
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As nouns the difference between host and offer
is that host is autumn (season) while offer is a proposal that has been made or offer can be (used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off .As a verb offer is
(lb) to present (something) to god as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.host
English
Alternative forms
* hoast (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) oste (French: . Used in English since 13th century.Noun
(en noun)- Time is like a fashionable host , / That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.
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In the News, volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts : rodents.}}
Verb
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- Where you shall host .
- CMU/TEK TCP/IP software uses an excessive amount of cpu resources for terminal support both outbound, when accessing another system, and inbound, when the local system is hosting a session.
See also
* guest * event * master of ceremoniesEtymology 2
From (etyl) hoste, from Middle (etyl) ), cognate with etymology 1.Noun
(en noun)- Why, Plugson, even thy own host is all in mutiny: Cotton is conquered; but the ‘bare backs’ — are worse covered than ever!
Greek Mythology Link
- the invading host that had sailed from Hellas in more than one thousand ships was of an unprecedented size.
- A host of parts for my Model A.
Derived terms
* heavenly host * Lord of HostsEtymology 3
From (etyl) also oist, ost, from (etyl) hoiste, from (etyl) .See also
* hostageoffer
English
(wikipedia offer)Alternative forms
* offre (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) offer, from (etyl) . See verb below.Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* make an offerEtymology 2
From (etyl) offren, offrien, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to -infinitive. SeeEtymology 3
Noun
(en noun)citation, isbn=t0595297498 9780595297498 , page=146 , passage=Once you finally discover yourself a dismember-er, a de-limber, a fucking head-cutter-offer , the most simple of tasks — enjoying a long walk outside, seeing a movie, conversing with a stranger in the library — all become prized and over-inflated moments of elation.}}