n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ten · dered ; ten · der · ing \ -d( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English tendren, from Anglo-French tendre offer
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to make a tender of
2 : to present for acceptance : OFFER < tender ed my resignation>
intransitive verb : to make a bid or tender