tender

1. 1.

   something that can be used as an official medium of payment

   Synonymslegal tenderstamp

   Broadermedium of exchange

   Narrowerfood stamp
2. 2.

   someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

   Synonymsattendantattender

   Broaderassistant

   Narrowercompanionbaggagemanbatmanbellboybridesmaidcaddiecheckercourtiercupbearerequerry
3. 3.

   a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

   Synonymsbid

   Broaderoffer

   Narroweroverbidbuyout bid
4. 4.

   car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

   Broadercar
5. 5.

   a boat for communication between ship and shore

   Synonymsship's boatpinnacecutter

   Broaderboat

   Narrowergig
6. 6.

   ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

   Synonymssupply ship

   Broadership

1. 1.

   offer or present for acceptance

   Broadergive
2. 2.

   propose a payment

   “The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”

   Synonymsofferbid

   Narrowerby-bidsubscribeoverbidunderbidoutbid

   auction

3. 3.

   make a tender of; in legal settlements

   Broaderoffer
4. 4.

   make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

   “tenderize meat”

   Synonymstenderizetenderise

   Broaderchange

Other forms of tender

plural

tenders·

past tense

tenderred·

present participle

tenderring·

comparative

tenderrer·

superlative

tenderrest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tender

What does tender mean?

tender means "given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality". That is the primary sense; the word has 18 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tender?

tender has 2 syllables: ten-der. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˈtɛndɚ/.

What is another word for tender?

Close synonyms include sensitive, sore, raw, affectionate, fond. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of tender?

The recorded antonyms are tough, tough, tough.

Is tender a common word?

tender is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tender?

3 words rhyme with tender. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.