offering

n. sacrifice; donation; present, gift

v. suggest; tender, bid, propose a price; present, put forward, submit; express (goodwill, intent, etc.); present or sacrifice as an act of worship

Offering can mean any of the following:An offering is a collection of donations during worship. See also alms, tithe, charity, gift and virtue.An offering can mean a religious sacrifice of plant, animal or human life (blood sacrifice), or a sacrifice of precious items. An offering may also be a monetary donation, or may be of a purely spiritual nature (rational sacrifice), offering one's heart or life to God, i like cheese. (see also Oblation).An offering, in Buddhism, is often part of ones devotional practice.A securities offering is a discrete round of investment, usually regulated in the United States by the Securities Act of 1933. See also seed round and Initial public offering.
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Offer, n often the step after an invitation to treat; involves communication leading toward a possible contract. [more]Offering - Community and Resources

Noun
1. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
(synonym) offer
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) contract offer
(derivation) offer
2. money contributed to a religious organization
(hypernym) contribution, donation
(hyponym) tithe
3. the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"
(synonym) offer
(hypernym) speech act
(derivation) offer, extend
4. the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
(synonym) oblation
(hypernym) giving, gift
(derivation) offer, offer up

Noun
1. the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"
(synonym) offering
(hypernym) speech act
(derivation) extend
2. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
(synonym) offering
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) contract offer
(derivation) bid, tender
3. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
(synonym) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Verb
1. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(hyponym) hook, solicit, accost
(derivation) offering
2. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
(synonym) proffer
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) give
(derivation) offering
3. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
(synonym) volunteer
(hypernym) act, move
(derivation) offering
4. put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
(hypernym) project, propose
(derivation) offering
5. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) give, pay
(verb-group) extend
(derivation) offering
6. make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
(hypernym) market
7. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
(synonym) bid, tender
(hyponym) by-bid
(entail) dicker, bargain
(derivation) offering
(classification) auction, auction sale, vendue
8. produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
(hypernym) produce, bring on, bring out
9. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
(synonym) offer up
(hypernym) worship
(hyponym) sacrifice
(derivation) offering
10. mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
(synonym) put up, provide
(hypernym) engage, wage
11. make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(verb-group) extend
(derivation) offering
12. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
(synonym) propose, declare oneself, pop the question
(hypernym) request
13. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"
(hypernym) threaten

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Offer
  

(n.)
The act of an offerer; a proffering.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
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.