Meaning

5 senses
  1. Gerund of offer

    The act by which something is offered.

    Angebot, Anerbieten

    предложе́ниеpredložénije

    something offered (as a proposal or bid)

  2. That which has been offered; a sacrifice.

    votive offerings

    These are the bookstores' latest offerings.

    Opfer

  3. An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.

    Opfergabe

  4. A contribution given at a religious service.

  5. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Ziri paid offerings to the shrine.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Amastan · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I won't be swayed by your piecemeal offerings.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Lebensfreude · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Villagers leave her offerings of fruits and herbs.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Nuel · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Siddhartha bathed in the river, performing the sacred ablutions, the sacred offerings.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · carlosalberto · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. The villagers left offerings near the old spring, believing a naga guarded the water.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · rul · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
act of offering:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act of offering:
that which has been offered; a sacrifice:
oblation or presentation made as a religious act:

Origin

From offer + -ing. Displaced native Old English hūsl.

From offer + -ing. Displaced native Old English hūsl.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: offerings
Singularoffering
Pluralofferings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity:oblation
  • something offered (as a proposal or bid):offer
  • the verbal act of offering:offer

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
offering — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto