offering

noun

of·​fer·​ing ˈȯ-f(ə-)riŋ 

ˈä-

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

Synonyms of offering

• sacrifice

Examples of offering in a Sentence

Each household must make daily offerings to the gods.

The company is trying to generate interest in its new offerings.

the café's tasty dessert offerings

Recent Examples on the Web

Food and drink The culinary program—overseen by Chef Eduard Alonso Méndez, a native Costa Rican who was trained in Madrid—is perhaps Play Cativo’s most impressive offering. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026

In particular, Wall Street will be trying to gauge how upcoming blockbuster offerings from artificial intelligence developers OpenAI and Anthropic will be received. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

The wave of record-breaking public offerings for AI megacompanies that has Wall Street fixated this week is also buoying energy startups that see a chance to win back investors’ favor after the disappointing climate tech boom of the early 2020s. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 June 2026

The prospect of broadening its fragrance offering was thought to be one of the driving factors behind the merger talks with Puig, which came to an end last month. —Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing offering

• initial coin offering
• initial public offering
• peace offering

Rhymes for offering

• proffering

Kids Definition

offering

noun

of·​fer·​ing ˈȯf-(ə-)riŋ 

ˈäf-

1

: the act of one who offers

2

a

: something offered

b

: a sacrifice offered as a part of worship

3

: a contribution to the support of a church

Legal Definition

offering

noun

of·​fer·​ing

: an issuance (as of securities) for sale

raise capital through a public offering of stock