Offering

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  • noun. The act of making an offer.
  • noun. Something, such as stock, that is offered.
  • noun. A presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation.
  • noun. A contribution or gift, especially one made at a religious service.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of one who offers: as, there were few offerings in railroad shares to-day; heavy offerings in December wheat.
  • noun. That which is offered; a thing offered or given; a gift.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of an offerer; a proffering.
  • noun. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation.
  • noun. A sum of money offered, as in church service.
  • noun. etc. See under Burnt. etc.
  • noun. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of offer.
  • noun. An act of offering.
  • noun. That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
  • noun. An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
  • noun. A contribution given at a religious service.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the verbal act of offering
  • noun. the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity
  • noun. money contributed to a religious organization
  • noun. something offered (as a proposal or bid)
  • Word Usage
    "If you permit a truant to peep into your literary seminary, he will venture to present you with the inclosed hastily written lines, as a peace offering; but shall not be irritated beyond measure, should you choose to convert it into a _burnt offering_, as a just punishment for time misspent."
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    gift  giving  speech act  
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    offer