how to pronounce offer

/ˈɔːfɚ/

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offer is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of offer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… have a lot more to offer than what meets …”

meanings of offer

verb:

To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.
To place at someone's disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
To present (something) to God or gods as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.
To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
To happen, to present itself.
To make an attempt; typically used with at.
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

noun:

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.
Agent noun of off.
Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
A proposal that has been made.

offer frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word offer occurs in english on average 122.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics offer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that offer can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;