tender

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛn.də(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛn.dɚ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: ten‧der

Adjective

Positive tender

Comparative tenderer

Superlative tenderest

1. sensitive, painful when touched
2. (of food) soft and easy to chew
3. loving, gentle
4. a means of paying for something

Related words

• tenderize/tenderise
• tenderizer/tenderiser

Noun

Singular tender

Plural tenders

1. (countable) A tender is an offer to do something at a fixed price.

Verb

Plain form tender

Third-person singular tenders

Past tense tendered

Past participle tendered

Present participle tendering

1. (transitive) (formal) to formally offer or show something to someone.
   • Synonym: bid

   As company secretary, you must tender the proposal.

   The seller has the right to keep the goods until payment is tendered to him.

   Minton tendered her resignation on Friday.

2. (intransitive) to make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods or services for a particular price.
   • Synonym: bid

   We are unable to tender competitively for the contract.