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- Dictionarytender/ˈtɛndə/
adjective
- 1. showing gentleness, kindness, and affection: "he was being so kind and tender" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough: "tender green beans" Similar Opposite
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TENDER definition: 1. gentle, loving, or kind: 2. (of part of the body) painful, sore, or uncomfortable when touched…. Learn more.
A tender is a formal offer to supply goods or to do a particular job, and a statement of the price that you or your company will charge. If a contract is put out to tender, formal offers are invited. If a company wins a tender, their offer is accepted.
noun. /ˈtendə (r)/ /ˈtendər/ a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price synonym bid1. 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.
A tender is a formal offer to supply goods or to do a particular job, and a statement of the price that you or your company will charge. If a contract is put out to tender, formal offers are invited. If a company wins a tender, their offer is accepted.
1. : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving. a tender lover. 2. a. : showing care : considerate, solicitous. tender regard. b. : highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable.
If you're tender, it means you're fragile, sensitive, easily bruised or gentle. Young, easily cut beef and a sentimental heart can both be called tender. The many meanings attributed to tender developed over time. In the early 13th century, the word meant soft or easily injured.
Definition of tender adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tender definition: soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough. See examples of TENDER used in a sentence.
TENDER definition: 1. kind and gentle: 2. Tender meat or vegetables are soft and easy to cut. 3. If part of your body…. Learn more.
A written offer to contract goods or services at a specified cost or rate; a bid. 2. Something, especially money, offered in payment. tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders. 1. To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation. 2. Law To offer (payment or performance) pursuant to an obligation.
