# tenders

Pronunciation: US say "TEN-durz" /ˈtɛn.dɚz/; UK say "TEN-duhz" /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of tender. — plural of tender
   - Simple: Plural of tender. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Two steam tenders trailed behind the locomotives, loaded with coal and water._
   - _The committee reviewed all the tenders before awarding the contract to the lowest bidder._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of tender. — third-person singular simple present indicative of tender
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of tender. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The company formally tenders its bid before the Friday deadline each quarter._
   - _He tenders an apology so smoothly that no one questions his sincerity._

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