"tender" meaning in English

See tender in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛn.də(r)/ [UK], /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-tender.ogg [US] Forms: tender [positive], tenderer [comparative], tenderest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|tender|tenderer|tenderest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. sensitive, painful when touched
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-adj-PJ4KWUPQ
  2. (of food) soft and easy to chew
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-adj--uxmUOdS
  3. loving, gentle
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-adj-tAAakcmg
  4. a means of paying for something
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-adj-~AggqJtS

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛn.də(r)/ [UK], /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-tender.ogg [US] Forms: tender [singular], tenders [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tender is an offer to do something at a fixed price.
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-noun-zFkK8qTT

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛn.də(r)/ [UK], /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-tender.ogg [US] Forms: tender [canonical], tenders [third-person, singular], tendered [past], tendered [past, participle], tendering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person tenders something, they offer or present it in a formal way.
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-verb-TgP~sKYg
  2. If a company tenders a contract, they offer to do something at a fixed price.
    Sense id: simple-tender-en-verb-L3Ae9RU-
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