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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, esp. 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 fol. by for).

–noun

5.	the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.

6.	something tendered or offered, esp. 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, n. use of AF tendre to extend, offer. See tend ¹

Related forms:

ten⋅der⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See offer. 5. proposal, proffer.

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Word Origin & History

tender (adj.)

"soft, easily injured," c.1225, from O.Fr. tendre "soft, delicate, tender" (11c.), from L. tenerem (nom. tener) "soft, delicate, of tender age," from PIE *ten- "stretch" (see tenet). Meaning "kind, affectionate, loving" first recorded c.1300. Meaning "having the delicacy of youth, immature" is attested from c.1330. Tender-hearted first recorded 1539. The verb tenderize is attested from 1733; specifically of food, recorded by 1935, originally Amer.Eng.; tenderizer is recorded from 1958.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

tender

To offer a security for sale to a party that is making an offer to buy it. For example, a stockholder may decide to tender shares to the issuing firm as part of the company's buyback. See also hedged tender.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tender
Function: verb
Etymology: Anglo-French tendre to offer, propose for acceptance, literally, to stretch, hold out, from Old French, from Latin tendere
transitive verb 1 a : to make a tender of <tender goods> <tender delivery> <tender payment> <tender performance> b : to offer as an amount in settlement of a claim by an injured party against an insured
NOTE: An insurance company might be obligated to tender the limits of a policy to an injured party when a higher amount is likely to be awarded at trial.
2 : to extend for acceptance or consideration (as in proof of something) esp. in a proceeding <tender a plea to the court> <tender an issue>
3 : to offer for sale <tender shares> intransitive verb : to offer securities for sale tender>

Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ten·der
Pronunciation: 'ten-d&r
Function: adjective
: sensitive to touch or palpation <tender skin> tenderspleen> tender palpable kidney> —ten·der·ness /-n&s/ noun

Medical Dictionary

tender ten·der (těn'dər)
adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est

Easily crushed or bruised; fragile.
Easily hurt; sensitive.
Painful; sore.

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