tender for

[ten-der]

ten·der

2[ten-der]
verb (used with object)
1.
to present formally for acceptance; make formal offer of: to tender one's resignation.
2.
to offer or proffer.
3.
Law. to offer, as money or goods, in payment of a debt or other obligation, especially in exact accordance with the terms of the law and of the obligation.
verb (used without object)
4.
to make or submit a bid (often followed by for).

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Tender for is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
noun
5.
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
6.
something tendered or offered, especially money, as in payment.
7.
Commerce. an offer made in writing by one party to another to execute certain work, supply certain commodities, etc., at a given cost; bid.
8.
Law. an offer, as of money or goods, in payment or satisfaction of a debt or other obligation.

Origin:
1535–45; earlier tendre, noun use of Anglo-French tendre to extend, offer. See tend1

ten·der·er, noun


1. See offer. 5. proposal, proffer.

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