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The meaning of Tendering

Tendering – definition

verb

Offer or present (something) formally.

Usage examples:

He tendered his resignation as leader
adjective

Showing gentleness, kindness, and affection.

Usage examples:

He was being so kind and tender
adjective

(of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough.

Usage examples:

Tender green beans
adjective

(of a part of the body) sensitive to pain.

Usage examples:

The pale, tender skin of her forearm
adjective

Young, inexperienced, or vulnerable.

Usage examples:

He started sailing at the tender age of ten
adjective

(of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind.

Usage examples:

I would expect the boat to be a bit on the tender side when the wind picks up.
noun

An offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price.

Usage examples:

We invited tenders for up to three more frigates
noun

A vehicle used by a fire service for carrying specified supplies or equipment or fulfilling a specified role.

Usage examples:

Three fire engines, including an emergency tender, attended the scene
noun

A dinghy or other boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship.

Usage examples:

You can tie up your own tender at the dinghy docks or go ashore in one of the harbor launches.
noun

A trailing vehicle closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water.

Usage examples:

On this particular day, my fireman and i had old #19 steamed up, oiled, greased, with a full tender…
noun

A person who looks after someone else or a machine or place.

Usage examples:

Alexei signalled to one of the engine tenders
noun

The process of choosing the best or cheapest company to supply goods or do a job by asking several companies to make offers for supplying the goods or doing the work

Usage examples:

The whole process is done by competitive tendering., the laundry contract was awarded to the compan…

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招标

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Aanbesteding

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Appel d'offres

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Ausschreibung

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निविदा

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Gara d'appalto

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입찰

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Торги

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Licitación

Word origin

mid 16th century (as a legal term meaning ‘formally offer a plea or evidence, or money to discharge a debt’, also as a noun denoting such an offer): from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere

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