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of⋅fer⋅ing

[aw-fer-ing, of-er-]

–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.

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.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE offrung. See offer, -ing ¹

of⋅fer

[aw-fer, of-er]

–verb (used with object)

1.	to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.

2.	to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion.

3.	to propose or volunteer (to do something): She offered to accompany me.

4.	to make a show of intention (to do something): We did not offer to go first.

5.	to give, make, or promise: She offered no response.

6.	to present solemnly as an act of worship or devotion, as to God, a deity or a saint; sacrifice.

7.	to present for sale: He offered the painting to me at a reduced price.

8.	to tender or bid as a price: to offer ten dollars for a radio.

9.	to attempt or threaten to do, engage in, or inflict: to offer battle.

10.	to put forth; exert: to offer resistance.

11.	to present to sight or notice.

12.	to introduce or present for exhibition or performance.

13.	to render (homage, thanks, etc.).

14.	to present or volunteer (oneself) to someone as a spouse.

–verb (used without object)

15.	to present itself; occur: Whenever an opportunity offered, he slipped off to town.

16.	to present something as an act of worship or devotion; sacrifice.

17.	to make a proposal or suggestion.

18.	to suggest oneself to someone for marriage; propose.

19.	Archaic. to make an attempt (fol. by at).

–noun

20.	an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.

21.	the condition of being offered: an offer for sale.

22.	something offered.

23.	a proposal or bid to give or pay something as the price of something else; bid: an offer of $90,000 for the house.

24.	Law. a proposal that requires only acceptance in order to create a contract.

25.	an attempt or endeavor.

26.	a show of intention.

27.	a proposal of marriage.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME offren, OE offrian to present in worship < L offerre, equiv. to of- of- + ferre to bring, bear ¹

Related forms:

of⋅fer⋅a⋅ble, adjective

of⋅fer⋅er, of⋅fer⋅or, noun

Synonyms:
1. Offer, proffer, tender mean to present for acceptance or refusal. Offer is a common word in general use for presenting something to be accepted or rejected: to offer assistance. Proffer, with the same meaning, is now chiefly a literary word: to proffer one's services. Tender (no longer used in reference to concrete objects) is a ceremonious term for a more or less formal or conventional act: to tender one's resignation. 2. give, move, propose.

Antonyms:
1. withdraw, withhold. 20. refusal, denial.

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of·fer (ô'fər, ŏf'ər)

v. of·fered, of·fer·ing, of·fers

v. tr.

To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: offered me a drink.
1. To put forward for consideration; propose: offer an opinion.
2. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement: offered new statistics in order to facilitate the decision-making process.
3. To make available; afford: The situation offers us the opportunity to learn more.
4. To present for sale.
5. To provide; furnish: a hotel that offers conference facilities.
1. To make available; afford: The situation offers us the opportunity to learn more.
2. To present for sale.
3. To provide; furnish: a hotel that offers conference facilities.
To propose as payment; bid.
To present as an act of worship: offer up prayers.
To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer: offered to carry the packages.
To put up; mount: partisans who offered strong resistance to the invaders.
To threaten: offered to leave without them if they didn't hurry.
To produce or introduce on the stage: The repertory group is offering two new plays this season.

v. intr.

To present an offering in worship or devotion.
To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.
To present itself: "This plan was dropped, because of its risk, and because a better offered" (T.E. Lawrence).

The act of offering: an offer of assistance.
Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered.
Law A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.
The condition of being offered, especially for sale: thousands of bushels of wheat on offer.
1. An attempt; a try.
2. A show of intention.

[Middle English offren, from Old English offrian, to present in worship, and from Old French offrir, to propose, present, both from Latin offerre, to present, offer : ob-, to; see ob- + ferre, to bring; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]
of'fer·er, of'fer·or n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to put before another for acceptance or rejection. Offer is the basic general term in this group: offered us some tea; a store that offered sizable discounts.
Proffer implies voluntary action motivated especially by courtesy or generosity: "Mr. van der Luyden . . . proffered to Newland low-voiced congratulations" (Edith Wharton).
To tender is to offer formally: tendered her respects; tendered my resignation.
Present suggests formality and often a measure of ceremony: "A footman entered, and presented . . . some mail on a silver tray" (Winston Churchill).

of·fer·ing (ô'fər-ĭng, ŏf'ər-)

The act of making an offer.
Something, such as stock, that is offered.
A presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation.
A contribution or gift, especially one made at a religious service.

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Offering

Of"fer*ing\, n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.

2. 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; as, sin offering.

They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak.

3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.

[None] to the offering before her should go. --Chaucer.

Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt. etc.

Language Translation for : offering

Spanish: regalo,

German: das Geschenk,

Japanese: 贈り物

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Offering

In the most general sense, the issue or sale of a security by a company. It is often used in reference to an initial public offering (IPO) when a company's stock is made available for purchase by the public but it can also be used in the context of a bond issue.

Investopedia Commentary

Usually a company will offer stock or bonds to the public in an attempt to raise capital to invest in expansion or growth. There are instances of companies offering stock or bonds because of liquidity issues (i.e. not enough cash to pay the bills), be wary of any offering of this type.

Also spelled: ofering, offfering, offing

offering

See public offering.

Main Entry: of·fer·ing
Function: noun
: an issuance of securities for sale offering of stock>

Offering

an oblation, dedicated to God. Thus Cain consecrated to God of the first-fruits of the earth, and Abel of the firstlings of the flock (Gen. 4:3, 4). Under the Levitical system different kinds of offerings are specified, and laws laid down as to their presentation. These are described under their distinctive names.

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