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Proffer vs Overture - What's the difference?

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Proffer is a related term of overture.


As nouns the difference between proffer and overture

is that proffer is an offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship while overture is (obsolete) an opening; a recess or chamber.

As a verb proffer

is to offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

proffer

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* proffre (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
  • Essay; attempt.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.
  • To essay or attempt of one’s own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake.
    • (Milton)

    See also

    * profer

    External links

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    Noun

    (head)
  • Indefinite plural of .

    • overture

    English

    (wikipedia overture)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
  • * Chapman
    • the cave's inmost overture
  • (obsolete) disclosure; discovery; revelation
  • * Shakespeare
    • It was he / That made the overture of thy treasons to us.
  • (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 23 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Sarkozy gave a defiant speech, going on the offensive and betraying no hint of having been beaten. He styled the result as a "crisis" vote, by a French population which was "suffering". In a clear overture to Le Pen's voters, and the extreme-right motto of loving France, he said: "I call on all French people who put love of their country above partisan considerations, to unite and join me."}}
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 20:
    • My mother had no choice; one did not turn down such an overture from the regent.
  • (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
  • (music) a musical introduction to a piece of music.

    • Antonyms

    * (opening of a piece of music) coda

    Related terms

    * overt

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