n.
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English tendur grant of a license, from Anglo-French tendre offer, tender, from tendre, v., to stretch, hold out, offer, direct, from Latin tendere to stretch, direct ― more at THIN
Date: circa 1543
1 : an unconditional offer of money or service in satisfaction of a debt or obligation made to save a penalty or forfeiture for nonpayment or nonperformance
2 : an offer or proposal made for acceptance: as a : an offer of a bid for a contract b : TENDER OFFER
3 : something that may be offered in payment specifically : MONEY