Tender meaning in English

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Definition

tender: gentle, loving, kind; sensitive to the touch adjective
(to bid for) a tender: (to bid for) a request for contractors noun

Examples

  • "Our specialty is the costela: tender beef ribs, roasted slowly to preserve the natural juice of the meat."
  • "Thank you, BrianBot, your metallic hands are surprisingly tender."
Exercise 1
"I am writing to... tender my resignation"

Which of the following are commonly tendered?
There may be more than one correct answer!
"I am writing to... tender my resignation"

Which of the following are commonly tendered?
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a correct use of the term "tender". "To tender a bid" is to make an offer or a proposal for something, in this case a contract. In other words, a company wants to be awarded a contract by the government, however there are several groups competing for it. Each company must prepare a "tender" or a "tender offer" which describes how they plan on completing the task.
This is a correct use of the term "tender". In this context, the term is synonymous with "to offer" or "to propose", as it is in Karen Hughes' letter. Other things that can be "tendered": a contract offer, a bid for services or an item, one's resignation.
This is not correct. It's uncommon to use the verb "to tender" in the sense of "offering an object" in everyday English. Also, don't confuse it with the verb "to tenderize" (to make something (like meat) tender), or the adjective "tender".
This is not correct. Although the words of a love letter may (and indeed should) be "tender", we cannot use the verb "to tender" to describe this. A better way to express this might be: She wrote a tender love letter.

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