Off vs. Offer — What's the Difference?

Away from the place in question; to or at a distance

To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer

So as to be removed or separated

To put forward for consideration; propose

Starting a journey or race; leaving

To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement

So as to bring to an end or be discontinued

To present as an act of worship

(of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to function

To propose as payment; bid

Having access to or possession of material goods or wealth to the extent specified

To make available; afford

(with preceding numeral) denoting a quantity produced at one time.

To present for sale

Moving away and often down from

To provide; furnish

Situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection)

To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer

So as to be removed or separated from

To engage in; put up

Having a temporary dislike of

To threaten

Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate

To produce or introduce on the stage

(of food) no longer fresh

To present an offering in worship or devotion.

Located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb; offside.

To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.

Annoying or unfair

To present itself

Unfriendly or hostile

(Baseball) To swing at a pitch. Used of a batter.

The half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) towards which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball.

The act of offering

The start of a race, journey, or experience

Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered

Leave

(Law) A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.

Kill; murder

The condition of being offered, especially for sale

From a place or position

A proposal that has been made.

At a certain distance in space or time

Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

From a given course or route; aside

(legal) 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.

Into a state of unconsciousness

(used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off

So as to be no longer on, attached, or connected

(intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

So as to be divided

(transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.

So as to be no longer continuing, operating, or functioning

(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.

So as to be completely removed, finished, or eliminated

(transitive) To present (something) to God or gods as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.

So as to be in a state of sudden violent or loud activity

To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.

So as to be smaller, fewer, or less

(transitive) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

So as to be away from or not engaged in work or duty

(intransitive) To happen, to present itself.

Offstage.

(obsolete) To make an attempt; typically used with at.

Distant or removed; farther

(transitive) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.

Remote; slim

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; - often with up.

Not on, attached, or connected

To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.

Not operating or operational

To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.

No longer taking place; canceled

To attempt; to undertake.

Slack

To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.

Not up to standard; below a normal or satisfactory level

To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.

Not accurate; incorrect

To present itself; to be at hand.

Somewhat crazy; eccentric

To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; - used with at.

Started on the way; going

The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.

Absent, away from, or not engaged in work or duty

That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.

Spent away from work or duty

Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.

Being on the right side of an animal or vehicle.

The verbal act of offering;

Being the animal or vehicle on the right.

Something offered (as a proposal or bid);

(Nautical) Farthest from the shore; seaward.

A usually brief attempt;

(Sports) Toward or designating the side of the field facing the batsman in cricket.

Make available or accessible, provide or furnish;

Off-color.

Present for acceptance or rejection;

So as to be removed or distant from

Agree freely;

Away or relieved from

Put forward for consideration;

By consuming

Offer verbally;

With the means provided by

Make available for sale;

(Informal) From

Propose a payment;

Extending or branching out from

Produce or introduce on the stage;

Not up to the usual standard of

Present as an act of worship;

So as to abstain from

Mount or put up;

(Nautical) To seaward of

Make available; provide;

To go away; leave

Ask (someone) to marry you;

To murder.

Threaten to do something;

In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.

Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.

(theatre) Offstage.

Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.

Inoperative, disabled.

Cancelled; not happening.

Not fitted; not being worn.

Rancid, rotten, gone bad.

Disgusting, repulsive, abhorrent.

Less than normal, in temperament or in result.

Inappropriate; untoward.

(in phrases such as 'well off', 'poorly off', etc., and in 'how?' questions) Circumstanced.

Started on the way.

Far; off to the side.

Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.

(in phrases such as 'off day') Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities.

Presently unavailable.

On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left).

(cricket) In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.

Not positioned upon, or away from a position upon.

Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.

Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.

Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.

Removed or subtracted from.

No longer wanting or taking.

Out of the possession of.

Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineeringEngineering.

To kill.

To switch off.

(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.

In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:

Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.

Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.

Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.

Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.

Denoting opposition or negation.

Away; begone; - a command to depart.

Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.

On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.

Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.

Designating a time when one's performance is below normal; as, he had an off day.

The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.

Not in operation or operational;

Below a satisfactory level;

(of events) no longer planned or scheduled;

In an unpalatable state;

Not performing or scheduled for duties;

From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete);

At a distance in space or time;

No longer on or in contact or attached;