noun the act of an offerer; a proffering.
2. offering ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of offer.
3. offering ·noun 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.
4. offering ·noun 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.