contribution vs offering

offering vs contribution

contribution and offering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contribution	Yes	No	No	No
offering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, offering is a hyponym of contribution; that is, offering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contribution:

contribution: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
offering: money contributed to a religious organization; item or items contributed to a religious organization for religious purposes

Other hyponyms of contribution include benefaction, political contribution, political donation.

contribution (noun)	offering (noun)
act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity	the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity
a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story	something offered (as a proposal or bid)
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result	the verbal act of offering
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause	money contributed to a religious organization; item or items contributed to a religious organization for religious purposes
an amount of money contributed

Difference between contribution and offering

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