·noun The act of an offerer; a proffering.
II. Offering ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Offer.
III. 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.
IV. 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.