offering
noun
[ ˈɒf(ə)rɪŋ ]
• a thing offered, especially as a gift or contribution.
• "everyone transported their offerings to the bring-and-buy stall"
Similar:
contribution,
donation,
benefaction,
gift,
present,
handout,
widow's mite,
subscription,
charity,
alms,
donative,
offer
verb
• present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired.
• "may I offer you a drink?"
Similar:
provide,
put forward,
give,
proffer,
present,
extend,
suggest,
recommend,
propose,
propound,
advance,
submit,
tender,
render,
come up with,
bid,
put in a bid of,
put in an offer of,
• provide (access or an opportunity).
• "the Coast Road offers easy access to the Nine Glens of Antrim"
Similar:
provide,
afford,
supply,
give,
furnish,
present,
give an opportunity for,
purvey,
make available,
hold out,
occur,
present itself,
arrive,
appear,
happen,
show itself,
• put something in place to assess its appearance or fit.
• "the infill panels are offered up and bolted in position"
Origin:
Old English offrian ‘sacrifice something to a deity’, of Germanic origin, from Latin offerre ‘bestow, present’ (in ecclesiastical Latin ‘offer to God’), reinforced by French offrir (which continued to express the primary sense). The noun (late Middle English) is from French offre .
