offer

Definitions of offer
  1. noun
    the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
    synonyms: hecatombe, offerande, offergave, wijgeschenk
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    type of:
    godsdienstoefening, godsdienstplechtigheid
    a ceremony having religious meaning
  2. noun
    (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
    synonyms: opoffering
  3. noun
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    synonyms: opoffering
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    type of:
    actie, handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
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