offering en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From offer + -ing. Displaced native Old English hūsl.
Meanings
- gerund of offer ▸ The act by which something is offered.
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gerund of offer ▸ That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
votive offerings
These are the bookstores' latest offerings.
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gerund of offer ▸ 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:
- gerund of offer ▸ A contribution given at a religious service.
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gerund of offer ▸ Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| offerings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
initial coin offering · guilt offering · sin offering · peace offering · burnt offering · offering plate · public offering · meat offering · love offering · trespass offering · offering formula · wave offering · heave offering · initial public offering
Relateds
oblate · offertory · oblation · offer
Translations (90)
es ofrecimiento (act of offering) · de Angebot (act of offering) · fi uhrilahja (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · tr kurban (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · eo ofero (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · nn ofring (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · kix chāithíu (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · tr sunma (act of offering) · sa बलि (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · fi tarjoaminen (act of offering) · he מִנְחָה (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · pt oferecimento (act of offering) · kix chāithíu (act of offering) · tr takdim (act of offering) · fr offrande (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · ca oferiment (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · sh žrtva (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · fi uhraaminen (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · sk obeť (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · hi सेवा (contribution given at a religious service) · sw toleo (contribution given at a religious service) · bg дарение (contribution given at a religious service) · ja 供え物 (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · gd ìobairt (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · sk obeta (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · hi आहुति (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · izh verha (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · ga ofráil (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · ro ofrandă (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · mi raupanga (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · tr sunu (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · hi होम (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · hi बलि (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · tr adak (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · sw toleo (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · grc προσφορή (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · nb ofring (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · gl ofrecemento (act of offering) · ar قُرْبَان (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · egy R4:t*p (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · de Opfer (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · lv upuris (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · ar قُرْبَان (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · ms barang sembahyang (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · fi kolehti (contribution given at a religious service) · es ofrecimiento (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · ga ofráil (contribution given at a religious service) · sw toleo (act of offering) · mi pito (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · ca ofrena (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · lv upuris (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · br kinnig (act of offering) · bg жертвоприношение (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · bg предлагане (act of offering) · fi uhraaminen (act of offering) · es presentalla (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · ca oferiment (act of offering) · pt oferenda (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · bg жертва (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · mi omaki (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · cs obětina (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · de Opfergabe (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · eo ofero (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · mi whakahere (contribution given at a religious service) · hi बलिदान (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · kix chāithíu (contribution given at a religious service) · fr offrande (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · mi raupanga (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · de Anerbieten (act of offering) · ja 供物 (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · cs oběť (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · pt oferta (act of offering) · gd ìobairt (act of offering) · sw toleo (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · es ofrenda (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · got 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻 (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · kix chāithíu (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · fi uhri (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · mi whakareinga (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · mi whakahere (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · fi tarjous (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · la oblātiō (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · fr offre (act of offering) · ru предложе́ние (act of offering) · tr sunuş (act of offering) · gd ìobairt (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · hi बलि (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · izh verha (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) · fi uhraus (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) · la oblātiō (act of offering)