# tendering

Pronunciation: US say "TEN-der-ing" /ˈtɛn.dəɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "TEN-duh-ing" /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of submitting a formal bid to win a contract or to supply goods and services.
   - Simple: The act of offering to do a job or supply goods for an agreed price.
   - _The council opened tendering for the road project last spring._
   - _Strict rules govern tendering in public-sector procurement._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of tender. — present participle and gerund of tender
   - Simple: Present participle of tender. Use this form for an action happening now.
   - _The contractor is tendering for three separate projects at once._
   - _Tendering his apologies to the host, he slipped out before dessert._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tendering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).