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Definition of Offering

Offering
Offering Of"fer*ing, n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering. 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. They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak. 3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings. [None] to the offering before her should go. --Chaucer. Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt. etc.

Meaning of Offering from wikipedia

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- An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also...
- A votive offering or votive deposit is one or more objects displa**** or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for religious...
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- A burnt offering in Judaism (Hebrew: קָרְבַּן עוֹלָה, qorban ʿōlā) is a form of sacrifice first described in the Hebrew Bible. As a tribute to God, a burnt...
- An offering memorandum (OM) or offering circular (OC) is a type of prospectus (finance) for a bond or other security. Sometimes, this is also referred...
- animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire, also known as a burnt offering. The word derives from the ancient Gr**** holokaustos, the form of sacrifice...
- The Musical Offering (German: Musikalisches Opfer or Das Musikalische Opfer), BWV 1079, is a collection of keyboard canons and fugues and other pieces...
- A public offering is the offering of securities of a company or a similar corporation to the public. Generally, the securities are to be publicly listed...
- The offering in Christianity is a gift of money to the Church. In general, the offering is differentiated from the tithe as being funds given by members...