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tendered

[ ten-derd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

presented formally for acceptance:
The tendered resignation will be effective immediately on being accepted by the Board.
Any light the tendered evidence could shed on the defendant's guilt or innocence was minimal.
Commerce.
1. relating to or specified in a bid or offer made in writing by one party to another to execute certain work, supply certain commodities, etc., for a stated price:
  The tendered cost for the work was $597,600.
2. being a project for which a request for such bids is issued:
  As with any openly tendered project in the public domain, the government was forced to go with the lowest bidder.
offered or proffered:
The value of this graciously tendered gift is so great that we don’t dare squander it.
Law. offered in payment of a debt or other obligation, especially in exact accordance with the terms of the law and of the obligation:
All validly tendered shares have been accepted for payment.

First recorded in 1870–75; tender ²( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; tender ²( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

The end of this story is that he has tendered his resignation.

He further tendered his opinion of the high-capacity magazines that the NRA has fought so hard to keep on the market.

Toughness tendered with diplomatic compromises led to winning without war.

With no other option, Law tendered his resignation to Pope John Paul II and slinked off to Rome.

She took a cigarette from the gayly tendered case and smoked for a few moments in silence.

On arriving he tendered the driver sixpence, which was strictly the fare, though but scant remuneration for the distance.

They found that he had tendered his resignation, and that it had been, after a long struggle, accepted.

Their labors were so faithful and efficient, that a vote of thanks was tendered them by the Committee.

Ronald Hope came up with a respectful bow, and tendered the card to the queen.

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