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A process by which one can seek prices and terms for a particular project (such as a construction job) to be carried out under a contract. The sealed offers themselves, including company information, a project outline, and a price quote, are known as tenders or bids. See also: Tenders, reverse auction, Contract A and RFQ.

Legal tender, a term used of currency

tender offer - used to propose a buyout of a public company

Locomotive tender, a type of railroad car hauled immediately after the locomotive that contains fuel and water

The Israeli name for a pickup truck

One of several types of boat or ship, all sharing the general function of servicing another type of air or sea vessel:

destroyer tender – supplies and services destroyers

luxury yacht tender - supplies and services a private or charter luxury yacht

seaplane tender - supplies and services seaplanes

submarine tender - resupplies submarines

motor torpedo boat tender - resupplies motor torpedo boats

ship's tender - used to transport people and supplies to and from a large ship

dive tender - another name for Diving support vessel

lighthouse tender - used to tend lighthouses and, later, buoys

A song "Tender" by Blur.