tender

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛn.dɚ/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something that can be used as an official medium of payment
  2. noun someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
  3. noun a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

Etymology

From Middle English tender, tendere, from Anglo-Norman tender, Old French tendre, from Latin tener, tenerum (“soft, delicate”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

legal tender, stamp

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
medium of exchange
Narrower (hyponyms)
food stamp

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