offering
nounUK /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ · US /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/
Etymology From offer + -ing. Displaced native Old English hūsl.
› gerund of offer
1
The act by which something is offered.
2
That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
- votive offerings
- These are the bookstores' latest offerings.
3
An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
- In many ways an ancient well-established situation is in Place: a dead military hero has reappeared as a ghost bringing trouble and even death to the officials who come to administer the Hsiang-chou prefecture at An-yang; they build a temple in his honour and make him regular offerings of bloody food; he then protects and supports the administrators who are responsible.1995, Glen Dudbridge, Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'ang China: a reading of Tai Fu's Kuang-i chi, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 69–70:
4
A contribution given at a religious service.
5
Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale
- In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings.1996, Caryn Franklin, Franklin on fashion:
- Ithaca is also a vibrant college town — home to Cornell University and Ithaca College — with more cultural offerings than its size would suggest, thanks in large part to the people those institutions attract.2025 June 26, Marnie Hunter, “This upstate New York town is a showstopper for scenery”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025: