[ˈɒfə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired
(e.g: may I offer you a drink?)

- provide (access or an opportunity)
(e.g: the Coast Road offers easy access to the Nine Glens of Antrim)

- put something in place to assess its appearance or fit
(e.g: the infill panels are offered up and bolted in position)


Phrases:
- have something to offer
- offer one's hand
- on offer
- open to offers

Origin:
Old English offrian ‘sacrifice something to a deity’, of Germanic origin, from Latin offerre ‘bestow, present’ (in ecclesiastical Latin ‘offer to God’), reinforced by French offrir (which continued to express the primary sense). The noun (late Middle English) is from French offre

[ˈɒfə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an expression of readiness to do or give something if desired
(e.g: sympathetic offers of help)


Phrases:
- have something to offer
- offer one's hand
- on offer
- open to offers

Origin:
Old English offrian ‘sacrifice something to a deity’, of Germanic origin, from Latin offerre ‘bestow, present’ (in ecclesiastical Latin ‘offer to God’), reinforced by French offrir (which continued to express the primary sense). The noun (late Middle English) is from French offre