offering

[ aw-fer-ing, of-er- ]
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noun
  1. something offered in worship or devotion, as to a deity; an oblation or sacrifice.

  2. a contribution given to or through the church for a particular purpose, as at a religious service.

  1. anything offered as a gift.

  2. something presented for inspection or sale.

  3. a sale: our spring offering of furniture.

  4. the act of one who offers.

Origin of offering

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English offrung; equivalent to offer + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for offering

offering

/ (ˈɒfərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. something that is offered

  2. a contribution to the funds of a religious organization

  1. a sacrifice, as of an animal, to a deity

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