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A bribe to gods, a gift to friends, and the difference is just intent.
means Something given or presented — whether to a deity, a market, or a person — as a gift, sacrifice, or thing made available.
from From Old English 'offrian,' to present in worship, borrowed from Latin 'offerre' — 'ob-' (toward) plus 'ferre' (to carry, bear) — literally 'to carry toward.' The same 'ferre' fathered 'fertile,' 'transfer,' and 'suffer.' Originally the word smelled of altars and incense; only later did it drift to stock offerings and peace offerings, where what you carry toward someone is still a kind of devotion.
- oldest ritual
- Burnt offerings predate written language by millennia
- first fruits
- Cultures sacrificed their best harvest, not their leftovers
- stock market
- An IPO literally means initial public offering
- hidden cost
- Free offers train you to expect the upsell
potlatch gift-giving ceremony — pacific northwest indigenous peoples, particularly tlingit and kwakwaka'wakw, redistributed wealth through ceremonial offerings
diwali oil lamps — hindus light diyas across india and worldwide, offering light to goddess lakshmi during the festival