v. & n.
v. 1 tr. a offer, present (one's services, apologies, resignation, etc.). b offer (money etc.) as payment. 2 intr. (often foll. by for) make a tender for the supply of a thing or the execution of work.
n. an offer, esp. an offer in writing to execute work or supply goods at a fixed price. plea of tender Law a plea that the defendant has always been ready to satisfy the plaintiff's claim and now brings the sum into court. put out to tender seek tenders in respect of (work etc.). tenderer n.
[ OF tendre: see TEND(1) ]