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offering

DEFINITIONS OF: offering

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n something offered (as a proposal or bid)

“noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds”
Synonyms:
offer
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contract offer
offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal, proposal of marriage
an offer of marriage
proposition
an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)
counteroffer
an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
bid, tender
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
prospectus
a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
tender offer
an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both
reward
the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
rights issue, rights offering
an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later
special
a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
olive branch, peace offering
something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace
twofer
an offer of two for the price of one
takeover bid
an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company
question
an informal reference to a marriage proposal
overbid
a bid that is higher than preceding bids
buyout bid
a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
price
a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
Type of:
content, message, subject matter, substance
what a communication that is about something is about

n money contributed to a religious organization

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tithe
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
offertory
the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
Peter's pence, hearth money
an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
thank offering
an offering made as an expression of thanks
Type of:
contribution, donation
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

n the verbal act of offering

Synonyms:
offer
Type of:
speech act
the use of language to perform some act

n the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

Synonyms:
oblation
Type of:
gift, giving
the act of giving
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