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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈtɛn.də(r)/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈtɛn.dɚ/}}
* {{audio|en-us-tender.ogg|US}}
* {{hyph|ten|der}}
== Adjective ==
{{adj|tender|tenderer|tenderest}}
# [[sensitive]], [[painful]] when [[touched]]
# (''of food'') [[soft]] and easy to [[chew]]
# [[loving]], [[gentle]]
# a [[means]] of [[paying]] for something
=== Related words ===
* [[tenderize]]/[[tenderise]]
* [[tenderizer]]/[[tenderiser]]
== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# {{countable}} A '''tender''' is an offer to do something at a fixed price.
== Verb ==
{{verb}}
# {{transitive}} {{formal}} to formally offer or show something to someone.
#: As company secretary, you must '''tender''' the proposal.
#:: '''tender something to somebody'''
#: The seller has the right to keep the '''goods''' until payment is '''tendered to him'''.
#: Minton '''tendered her resignation''' on Friday.
# {{intransitive}} to make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods or services for a particular price
#:: '''tender for'''
#: We are unable to '''tender''' competitively '''for''' the contract.
{{syn|bid}}
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