tendering
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ten·der 1
(tĕn′dər)adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est
1.
a. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal.
b. Easily chewed or cut: tender beef.
2. Young and vulnerable: of tender age.
3. Frail; delicate.
4. Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy: tender green shoots.
5.
a. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin.
b. Painful; sore: a tender tooth.
6.
a. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.
b. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.
c. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.
7. Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank.
tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders
To make tender.
n.
A strip of meat, usually chicken, often breaded, deep-fried, and served with a sauce.
[Middle English, from Old French tendre, from Latin tener; see ten- in Indo-European roots. N., possibly short for tenderloin.]
ten′der·ly adv.
ten′der·ness n.
ten·der 2
(tĕn′dər)n.
1. A formal offer, as:
a. Law An offer to pay the amount due under a debt or obligation.
b. 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.
[From French tendre, to offer, from Old French, from Latin tendere, to hold forth, extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
ten′der·er n.
tend·er 3
(tĕn′dər)n.
1. One who tends something: a lathe tender.
2. Nautical A vessel attendant on other vessels, especially one that ferries supplies between ship and shore.
3. A railroad car attached to the rear of a locomotive and designed to carry fuel and water.
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tendering
(ˈtɛndərɪŋ)n
1. the act of giving, presenting, or offering
2. (Commerce) the act of making a formal offer or estimate for (a job or contract)
3. (Law) the act of offering (money or goods) in settlement of a debt or claim
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Translations
tendering
n no pl (Comm) → Angebotsabgabe f
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