Offering

//ˈɒfəɹɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of offer; The act by which something is offered.
  2. 2
    the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity wordnet
  3. 3
    gerund of offer; That which has been offered; a sacrifice.

    "votive offerings"

  4. 4
    something offered (as a proposal or bid) wordnet
  5. 5
    gerund of offer; An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.

    "In many ways an ancient well-established situation is in Place: a dead military hero has reappeared as a ghost bringing trouble and even death to the officials who come to administer the Hsiang-chou prefecture at An-yang; they build a temple in his honour and make him regular offerings of bloody food; he then protects and supports the administrators who are responsible."

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  1. 6
    the verbal act of offering wordnet
  2. 7
    gerund of offer; A contribution given at a religious service.
  3. 8
    money contributed to a religious organization; item or items contributed to a religious organization for religious purposes wordnet
  4. 9
    gerund of offer; Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale

    "In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of offer form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From offer + -ing.

Etymology 2

From offer + -ing.

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