offering

noun

1. 1

   gerund of offer The act by which something is offered.

2. 2

   gerund of offer That which has been offered; a sacrifice.

   votive offerings

   These are the bookstores' latest offerings.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   gerund of offer A contribution given at a religious service.

5. 5

   gerund of offer Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale

   In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings.

   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.

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of offerpresent participle and gerund of offer

   The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

Forms

plural

offerings