Offering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

money contributed to a religious organization

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds
a generous offer of assistance
oblations for aid to the poor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extend offer up propose pop the question bid proffer volunteer put up oblation provide tender declare oneself offer

Parts of Speech

noun	something offered (as a proposal or bid) “noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds”
noun	money contributed to a religious organization
noun	the verbal act of offering “a generous offer of assistance”
noun	the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity “oblations for aid to the poor”
verb	make available or accessible, provide or furnish “The conference center offers a health spa”
verb	present for acceptance or rejection “She offered us all a cold drink”
verb	agree freely “She volunteered to drive the old lady home”
verb	put forward for consideration “He offered his opinion”
verb	offer verbally “extend my greetings”
verb	make available for sale “The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week”
verb	propose a payment “The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
verb	produce or introduce on the stage “The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month”
verb	present as an act of worship “offer prayers to the gods”
verb	mount or put up “put up a good fight”
verb	make available; provide “extend a loan”
verb	ask (someone) to marry you “he popped the question on Sunday night”
verb	threaten to do something “I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal”

Word Forms

offer	verb	propose a payment
offer	noun	the verbal act of offering
offerer	noun	someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
offeror	noun	someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
proffer	noun	a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
offering	noun	something offered (as a proposal or bid)
bid	noun	a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
bidder	noun	someone who makes an offer
tender	noun	a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
proposal	noun	an offer of marriage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Angebot

etwas angeboten (als Angebot oder Angebot)

🇫🇷French

offre

quelque chose offert (sous forme de proposition ou d'offre)

🇪🇸Spanish

ofrenda

algo ofrecido (como una propuesta o oferta)

🇮🇹Italian

offerta

qualcosa offerto (come proposta o offerta)

🇳🇱Dutch

aanbieden

iets aangeboden (als voorstel of bod)

🇵🇹Portuguese

oferta

algo oferecido (como uma proposta ou lance)

🇷🇺Russian

предложение

что-то предложенное (в качестве предложения или предложения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसाद

कुछ प्रस्तावित (प्रस्ताव या बोली के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্তাব

কিছু দেওয়া হয়েছে (প্রস্তাব বা বিড হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரசாதம்

வழங்கப்படும் ஏதாவது (ஒரு முன்மொழிவு அல்லது ஏலமாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్పణ

ఏదైనా ఆఫర్ చేయబడింది (ప్రతిపాదన లేదా బిడ్‌గా)

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्पण

काहीतरी ऑफर केले (प्रस्ताव किंवा बोली म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્પણ

કંઈક ઓફર કરવામાં આવે છે (દરખાસ્ત અથવા બિડ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ (ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಡ್ ಆಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴിപാട്

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഓഫർ (ഒരു നിർദ്ദേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബിഡ് ആയി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼

ਕੁਝ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ (ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਜਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشکش

کچھ پیش کیا گیا (ایک تجویز یا بولی کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奉献

提供的东西（作为提案或投标）

🇯🇵Japanese

提供物

何かが（提案または入札として）提供される

🇰🇷Korean

헌금

제안된 것(제안 또는 입찰 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cúng dường

một cái gì đó được cung cấp (như một đề xuất hoặc giá thầu)

🇹🇭Thai

การเสนอขาย

สิ่งที่เสนอ (เป็นข้อเสนอหรือการเสนอราคา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menawarkan

sesuatu yang ditawarkan (sebagai proposal atau tawaran)

🇵🇭Filipino

alay

isang bagay na inaalok (bilang isang panukala o bid)

🇲🇾Malay

persembahan

sesuatu yang ditawarkan (sebagai cadangan atau tawaran)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرض

شيء معروض (كاقتراح أو عرض)

🇮🇷Persian

ارائه

چیزی ارائه شده (به عنوان پیشنهاد یا پیشنهاد)

🇹🇷Turkish

sunan

teklif edilen bir şey (teklif veya teklif olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַצָעָה

משהו שהוצע (כהצעה או כהצעה)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'offering'?

The primary meaning of 'offering' is 'something offered (as a proposal or bid)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'offering' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'offering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'offering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'offering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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