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Added 9 October 2026

tender

/ˈtɛn.dəː/ noun

In Latin: tener Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tender at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

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.

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

Origin

From Middle English tender, tendere, from Anglo-Norman tendre, Old French tendre, from Latin tener, tenerum (“soft, delicate”).

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