tendering

noun

ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

a boat for communication between ship and shore

car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

something that can be used as an official medium of payment

verb

make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

make a tender of

propose a payment

offer or present for acceptance

adjective

(of plants) not hardy

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

physically untoughened

easy to cut or chew

having or displaying warmth or affection

young and immature

hurting

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

Roots

tendotend- · Latin · stretch, offer

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