offeringEnglishOxford English Thesaurusoffering noun 1 you may also place offerings in the charity box: contribution, donation, benefaction, gift, present, handout, widow's mite, subscription; charity; historical alms; rare donative. 2 during this time, many offerings were made to the goddess of the dead: sacrifice, oblation, burnt offering, peace offering, thank-offering, immolation, libation, first fruits, tribute, dedication; Hinduism prasad, puja; Judaism Omer, sin offering.offering Oxford Dictionary of English