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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Offer \Of"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see {OB-}) + ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same origin. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement. --Ex. xxix. 36. [1913 Webster] A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices. --1 Pet. ii. 5. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage. [1913 Webster] I offer thee three things. --2 Sam. xxiv. 12. [1913 Webster] 3. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me. [1913 Webster] 4. To attempt; to undertake. [1913 Webster] All that offer to defend him. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward. [1913 Webster] 6. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc. [1913 Webster] Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice; immolate. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] [None] to the offering before her should go. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Burnt offering}, {Drink offering}, etc. See under {Burnt}. etc. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: offering n 1: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" [syn: {offer}, {offering}] 2: money contributed to a religious organization 3: the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" [syn: {offer}, {offering}] 4: the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor" [syn: {oblation}, {offering}]