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Definition of tender

tender - adj. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; young and immature; easy to cut or chew; physically untoughened; given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; having or displaying warmth or affection; hurting; (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail; noun ship that usually provides supplies to other ships; a boat for communication between ship and shore; car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water; something used as an official medium of payment; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another; verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; make a tender of; in legal settlements; offer or present for acceptance; propose a payment.



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