# offering

Pronunciation: US say "AW-fur-ing" /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/; UK say "OF-uh-ring" /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Something put forward for sale, bid, or otherwise presented for others to take or consider.
   - Simple: A thing that someone puts up for sale or puts forward for others to take.
   - _The cafe added a vegan offering to the menu after months of requests._
   - _Investors crowded in to grab a piece of the company's latest stock offering._
3. Something presented to a god or higher power as an act of worship or devotion, such as a sacrifice or gift laid at an altar.
   - Simple: A gift given to a god, or left at a holy place, to show worship.
   - _The family left an offering of grain and wine at the temple steps._
   - _On the high holy days, the priests prepared offerings for the altar fire._
4. A contribution, usually of money, given by worshippers during a religious service.
   - Simple: Money or a gift that people give during a religious service.
   - _The congregation's offering that morning paid for the new roof._
   - _Volunteers counted the offerings collected across all three services._
5. The act or process by which something is presented or put forward.
   - Simple: The act of giving or putting something forward for others.
   - _The early offering of a fair price made the rest of the deal easy to settle._
   - _The quick offering of help to the flood victims showed how much the town cared._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of offer. — present participle and gerund of offer
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of offer. Use this form for something happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The company is offering discounts to new customers this month._
   - _By offering an apology, he hoped to repair the friendship._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "offer" combined with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/offering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).