tendered
Americanadjective
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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.
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Commerce.
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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.
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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.
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offered or proffered.
The value of this graciously tendered gift is so great that we don’t dare squander it.
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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.
verb
Etymology
Origin of tendered
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
Example Sentences
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Perry cited personal reasons for his resignation, tendered on July 25.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
A small percentage of institutional investors were shown to have tendered their shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some of that stock was then sold to hedge funds and other investors, and would be tendered into UniCredit’s offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
He has also tendered his resignation from the Privy Council with immediate effect.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
When the first season ended in 1967, Nichols tendered her resignation to the show’s creator, Gene Rodden- berry, so that she could spend more time tending to her Broadway career.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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