offering

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

▪ innovative
▪

Suzuki's latest innovative offering could well be the road to take.

▪ literary, musical
▪

Her latest literary offering is full of tales of murder and deception.

▪ initial public (abbreviated to IPO), share (esp. BrE), stock (esp. AmE) (all business)
▪

The insurance company raised $854 million in its initial public offering.

VERB + OFFERING
▪ broaden, enhance, expand
▪

We are expanding our offering to include smaller, less expensive prints.

▪ launch
▪

Microsoft launched its newest offering.

OFFERING + VERB
▪ include sth, range from sth to sth
▪

The company's offerings range from the very cheap to the hideously expensive.

PREPOSITION
▪ offering from
▪

The latest offering from this young band is their best album yet.

▪ offering to
▪

our offerings to consumers

2 something given to a god
ADJECTIVE
▪ burned, sacrificial, votive
▪ traditional
▪ peace (figurative)
▪

I think the present she sent you was intended as a peace offering.

VERB + OFFERING
▪ make
▪ bring
▪

Look, I've brought a peace offering.

▪ accept
PREPOSITION
▪ offering of
▪

offerings of food

▪ offering to
▪

They made sacrificial offerings to the gods.


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  • 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

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  • 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

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