Offering

  • 11offering — noun 1 something produced for other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, new, recent ▪ current ▪ standard ▪ the hot dog vendor s standard offerings of mustard, relish and ketchup …

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  • 12offering — Synonyms and related words: Christmas present, advance, alms, alms fee, approach, asking price, award, benefaction, beneficence, bid, birthday present, box, burnt offering, cadeau, charity, collection, contribution, dole, donation, donative,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 13offering — n. 1) to make an offering 2) a burnt; peace; sacrificial offering 3) an offering to * * * [ ɒf(ə)rɪŋ] peace sacrificial offering a burnt an offering to to make an offering …

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  • 14Offering — 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. Usually, a …

    Investment dictionary

  • 15offering — of|fer|ing [ˈɔfərıŋ US ˈo: , ˈa: ] n 1.) a book, play, piece of music etc that someone has written recently ▪ the latest offering from Nancy Griffith 2.) something that is given to God 3.) something that is given as a present to please someone… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16offering — noun 1 (C) a book, play, piece of music etc that someone has written recently: the latest offering from Nancy Griffith 2 something that is given to God or given as a present to please someone see also: burnt offering burnt 2 (2), peace offering …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17offering — noun 1) you may place offerings in the basket Syn: contribution, donation, gift, present, handout, charity; formal benefaction; historical alms 2) many offerings were made to the goddess Syn: sacrifice, oblation, burnt offering, immol …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18offering — UK [ˈɒf(ə)rɪŋ] / US [ˈɔfərɪŋ] / US [ˈɑfərɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms offering : singular offering plural offerings 1) something that is offered for sale the latest offering from the pen of the master 2) a) the money that people give to their… …

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  • 19Offering — Offer Of fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see {OB }) + ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same origin.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20offering — [[t]ɒ̱fərɪŋ, AM ɔ͟ːf [/t]] ♦♦♦ offerings 1) N COUNT An offering is something that is specially produced to be sold. It was very, very good, far better than vegetarian offerings in many a posh restaurant. 2) N COUNT An offering is a gift that… …

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