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Offer Pronunciation

Offer is pronounced AW-fer, IPA /ˈɔfɝ/.

AW-fer

US /ˈɔfɝ/  ·  UK /ˈɒfə/

Syllables: AW · fer (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

verb and noun: To present something for someone to accept or refuse, or the thing so presented.

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Offer in a Sentence

  • They offer a discount for early booking.
  • We accepted the offer on the flat that evening.
  • Can I offer you a lift?

Common Mispronunciations of Offer

Not OH-fer

The first vowel is short: the aw of thought in America, the o of lot in Britain. A long o turns it into something like over.

Not uh-FER

Front stress is the rule here: AW-fer. The second syllable is a weak er and never takes the beat.

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