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• present participle of offer.

offering

American  

[aw-fer-ing, of-er-] / ˈɔ fər ɪŋ, ˈɒf ər- /

noun

• offerings
  plural

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.

3. anything offered as a gift.

4. something presented for inspection or sale.

5. a sale.

   our spring offering of furniture.

6. the act of one who offers.

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offering British  

/ ˈɒfərɪŋ /

noun

1. something that is offered

2. a contribution to the funds of a religious organization

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• offerings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of offering

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

Explanation

An offering is a type of offer or bid, like the kind made in a business meeting. When you offer something—like a cookie—you're asking someone if they want it. An offering is like that: it's an offer. One type of offering is a proposal or bid made in business. A sports team could make an offering of three million dollars a year to a running back. A bidder could make an offering of one thousand dollars at an auction. An offering is a promise to pay that much if the offering is accepted.

Example Sentences

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offering offerings

He was not offering a warning about an abstract possibility.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Colosseum was already offering tours two nights a week but doubled that number to four this summer.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

For a half-century, Congress has been offering middle- and working-class Americans options for tax-advantaged individual retirement savings, largely to compensate for the disappearance of traditional pensions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Variations on the offering include beach vacations and cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

So back to Number Twelve Muffinshire Lane they marched, after bidding Judge Quinzy good day and offering more thanks for his kindness, all of which he grandly waved off.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Introducing a finder tag, an upgraded watch that checks for respiratory problems and the latest artificial intelligence superpowers in smartphones, Google on Wednesday will unveil its newest Pixel offerings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Many advisers are pitching alternatives, including corporate bonds, municipal bonds and more exotic offerings such as buffer exchange-traded funds and private credit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Suppliers such as Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and Wayne-Sanderson Farms ramped up offerings of boneless chicken breasts, wings and thighs over the past year to meet what was expected to be a surge in demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Experts say the test for Airbnb going forward will be driving growth in its travel offerings without diluting the “travel like a local” identity that brought the company to prominence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

They covered the gourd with crossed cloths, then killed a black chicken and laid it over the offerings.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Related Words

• contribution
• gift