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tender /'tεndə/ υ.1 arch. & dial. LME. [f. TENDER a.] † 1 υ.i. Become tender; be affected with pity; soften. LME-MI6. 2 υ.t. Make tender; spec. (a) make gentle or compassionate; (b) make delicate; (c) make (physically) tender or soft. LME. 3 υ.t. Feel or act tenderly towards; hold dear, care for, cherish. Formerly also, regard favourably, regard or treat with pity. LME.

2 M. K. RAWLINGS The meat . . had been coarse and stringy . . and it took long cooking to tender it.

tenderer n.¹ (a) a person who behaves with pity towards another; (b) a person who or thing which makes something tender: LI6.

tender /'tεndə/ n.¹ LME. [f. TEND υ.¹ + -ER¹ or aphet. f. ATTENDER.] 1 A person who tends or waits on another; an attendant, a nurse. Also, an assistant to a skilled worker. obs. exc. dial. LME. 2 A ship or boat used to attend a larger one, esp. to supply goods and provisions, convey orders, or carry passengers to and from shore. Also spec., a small naval vessel responsible to, and whose crew are appointed to, a larger parent vessel. LI7. 3 A person who attends to or has charge of something, esp. a machine, business, etc. EI9. 4 A truck attached to the rear of a steam locomotive to carry fuel, water, etc. EI9. 5 A vehicle used by a fire brigade to transport hoses, ladders, or other equipment to a fire. Usu. w. qualifying wd, as fire tender, hose tender. LI9.

2 M. RULE We got out to the excavation site . . in our twelve-man tender. 3 J. M. COETZEE All that remains is to be a tender of the soil. bartender: see BAR n.¹

tender /'tεndə/ n.² MI6. [f. TENDER υ.²] 1 Law. A formal offer made by one party to another; spec. an offer of money etc. made to discharge a debt or liability. MI6. 2 gen. An offer of anything for acceptance. LI6. 3 Comm. A written offer made by one party to another to supply goods or carry out work at set price or rate. Also, a method of issuing shares by which offers above a stated minimum price are invited. MI7. 4 Money or other commodities that may be legally tendered or offered in payment; currency prescribed by law as that in which payment may be made. MI8.

1 plea of tender a plea that the defendant has always been ready to satisfy the plaintiffs claim and now brings the amount into court. 3 L. T. C. ROLT Decided to invite tenders for the hull of the ship and her engines. 4 J. GILMOUR In Urga, brick tea and silver are the common tenders. legal tender: see LEGAL a.