Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - offer

 I. verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English offren, in sense 1, from Old English offrian, from Late Latin ~re, from Latin, to present, tender, from ob- toward + ferre to carry; in other senses, from Anglo-French offrir, from Latin ~re — more at bear  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to present as an act of worship or devotion ; sacrifice  b. to utter (as a prayer) in devotion  2.  a. to present for acceptance or rejection ; tender was ~ed a job  b. to present in order to satisfy a requirement candidates for degrees may ~ French as one of their foreign languages  3.  a. propose, suggest ~ a solution to a problem  b. to declare one's readiness or willingness ~ed to help me  4.  a. to try or begin to exert ; put up ~ed stubborn resistance  b. threaten ~ed to strike him with his cane  5. to make available ; afford; especially to place (merchandise) on sale  6. to present in performance or exhibition  7. to propose as payment ; bid  intransitive verb  1. to present something as an act of worship or devotion ; sacrifice  2. archaic to make an attempt  3. to present itself  4. to make a proposal (as of marriage)  II. noun  Date: 15th century  1.  a. a presenting of something for acceptance considering job ~s from several firms an ~ of marriage  b. an undertaking to do an act or give something on condition that the party to whom the proposal is made do some specified act or make a return promise  2. obsolete ~ing  3. a price named by one proposing to buy ; bid  4.  a. attempt, try  b. an action or movement indicating a purpose or intention