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TENDER meaning: 1. gentle, loving, or kind: 2. (of part of the body) painful, sore, or uncomfortable when touched…. Learn more.
Definition of tender adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price synonym bid 1 Cleaning services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services). a competitive tender A local firm submitted the lowest tender. The bus company is inviting tenders for a number of new buses.
see also legal tender Word Origin noun sense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre , from Latin tendere ‘to stretch, hold forth’.
to tender a bid. noun. 4. an offer of money, services, etc. made to satisfy an obligation, avoid legal action, etc. 5. a formal offer, as a proposal of marriage, a bid stating terms of a contract, or a bid on a printed form submitted to buy securities at a certain price. 6. US. something offered in payment, esp. money.
Jun 16, 2024 · Tender: To tender is to invite bids for a project, or to accept a formal offer such as a takeover bid . Tender usually refers to the process whereby governments and financial institutions invite ...
Full Definition of TENDER. 1. a: having a soft or yielding texture : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile <tender feet>b: easily chewed : succulent. 2. a: physically weak : not able to endure hardship b: immature, young <children of tender age>c: incapable of resisting cold : not hardy <tender perennials>. 3.
