Dictionary definition · tender
noun
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
verb
- offer or present for acceptance
- propose a payment"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
- make a tender of; in legal settlements
- make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer"tenderize meat"
adjective
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality"a tender heart"
- hurting"the tender spot on his jaw"
- young and immature"at a tender age"
- having or displaying warmth or affection"affectionate children"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).