offering

offering
noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. the act of one who offers b. something offered; especially a sacrifice ceremonially offered as a part of worship c. a contribution to the support of a church 2. something offered for sale or patronage <
latest offerings of the leading novelists
>
3. a course of instruction or study

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  • Offering — may refer to: Offering, a collection of donations during religious worship, see alms, tithe or charity Offering, a religious sacrifice of plant, animal or human life Offering (Buddhism), a part of devotional practice Phan (tray) Securities… …   Wikipedia

  • Offering — est un groupe créé en octobre 1983 par Christian Vander, célèbre batteur et créateur de Magma autour de Simon Goubert (piano), Stella Vander (chant) et Guy Khalifa (piano, chant, flûte) entourés de divers percussionnistes (Abdu M Boup, Sydney… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Offering — Of fer*ing, n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • offering — of·fer·ing n: an issuance of securities for sale raise capital through a public offering of stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. offering …   Law dictionary

  • offering — (n.) late O.E. offrung the presenting of something to a deity; a thing so presented, verbal noun from offrian (see OFFER (Cf. offer) (v.)). Of presentations to a person from mid 15c.; to the public from 1834 …   Etymology dictionary

  • offering — [n] donation alms, atonement, benefaction, beneficence, charity, contribution, expiation, gift, oblation, present, sacrifice, subscription; concepts 337,340 Ant. withdrawal …   New thesaurus

  • offering — ► NOUN 1) a small gift or donation. 2) a religious sacrifice …   English terms dictionary

  • offering — [ôf′ər iŋ] n. 1. the act of making an offer 2. something offered; specif., a) a gift or contribution b) presentation in worship; oblation ☆ c) something offered for sale d) a theatrical presentation …   English World dictionary

  • offering — An issue of securities offered for sale to the public or private group. Securities offerings are generally of two types: primary (proceeds going to the company for some lawful purpose) and secondary (where the funds go to a person other than the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • offering — 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 …   Collocations dictionary

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