Topic: TRAINS, RAILWAYS
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Sense: 1
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | tender |
| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Origin: | TEND |
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tender3 [countable]
1BB especially British English a formal statement of the price you would charge for doing a job or providing goods or services [= bid American English] 
Our bid was the lowest tender.
Our bid was the lowest tender. put something out to tender British English (=to ask different companies to say how much they will charge for doing a particular job) The contract for building the houses will be put out to tender.
The contract for building the houses will be put out to tender.2TTW a small boat that takes people or supplies between the shore and a larger boat
3TTT part of a steam train used for carrying coal and water for the train
