| offering | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. offer, offering | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ contract offer | offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate. |
| ~ marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, proposal | 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.; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision" |
| ~ 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.; "the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders" |
| ~ special | a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising.; "they are having a special on pork chops" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (possession) | 2. offering | money contributed to a religious organization. |
| ~ donation, contribution | a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause. |
| ~ tithe | an offering of a tenth part of some personal income. |
| ~ offertory | the offerings of the congregation at a religious service. |
| ~ hearth money, peter's pence | an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see. |
| ~ thank offering | an offering made as an expression of thanks. |
| n. (communication) | 3. offer, offering | the verbal act of offering.; "a generous offer of assistance" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| n. (act) | 4. oblation, offering | the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity.; "oblations for aid to the poor" |
| ~ giving, gift | the act of giving. |
| abduct | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ seize | take or capture by force.; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
| ~ shanghai, impress | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" |
| v. (contact) | 2. abduct | pull away from the body.; "this muscle abducts" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
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