Offered and Offering

noun

• Something offered (as a proposal or bid. )
  • usage: "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
  • synonyms: offer
• Money contributed to a religious organization.
• The verbal act of offering.
  • usage: "a generous offer of assistance"
  • synonyms: offer
• The act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity.
  • usage: "oblations for aid to the poor"
  • synonyms: oblation

verb

• Make available or accessible, provide or furnish.
  • usage: "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
  • synonyms: offer
• Present for acceptance or rejection.
  • usage: "She offered us all a cold drink"
  • synonyms: offer, proffer
• Agree freely.
  • usage: "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
  • synonyms: volunteer, offer
• Put forward for consideration.
  • usage: "He offered his opinion"
  • synonyms: offer
• Offer verbally.
  • usage: "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
  • synonyms: offer, extend
• Make available for sale.
  • usage: "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
  • synonyms: offer
• Propose a payment.
  • usage: "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
  • synonyms: offer, bid, tender
• Produce or introduce on the stage.
  • usage: "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
  • synonyms: offer
• Present as an act of worship.
  • usage: "offer prayers to the gods"
  • synonyms: offer, offer up
• Mount or put up.
  • usage: "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
  • synonyms: put up, provide, offer
• Make available; provide.
  • usage: "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
  • synonyms: extend, offer
• Ask (someone) to marry you.
  • usage: "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
  • synonyms: propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
• Threaten to do something.
  • usage: "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"
  • synonyms: offer

• (n.) That which is offered, especially 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.
• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Offer.
• (n.) The act of an offerer; a proffering.
• (n.) A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. specifically: (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.

offering is an issue of securities or bonds presented for sale.