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offering

/ˈɔfɚ.ɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The act by which something is offered.
  2. That which has been offered; a sacrifice. · votive offerings· These are the bookstores' latest offerings.
  3. An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
  4. A contribution given at a religious service.
  5. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale

Plural offerings

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“Here, excellency,” said Peppino, offering him a little blunt knife and a boxwood fork.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1079 · C1
“Yes; we have an instance here; it was by always offering a million of francs to the governor for his liberty that an abbé became mad, who was in this chamber before you.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 80 · C1
de Villefort only replied by offering his arm to his daughter.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 741 · C1
The procureur, without going to see either his wife or his daughter, went at once to his study, and, offering the young man a chair:
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 756 · C1

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