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   Tender
   To offer for delivery against futures.
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   Tender
   An indoor plant which requires a minimum temperature of 60°F. Occasional short exposure to temperatures below this level may be tolerated.
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   Tender
   These plants, often perennials from warmer climes, are sensitive to cold and frost and must be kept above 5°C (41°F).
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   tender
   [adj] - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality 2. [adj] - physically untoughened 3. [adj] - easy to cut or chew 4. [adj] - susceptible to physical or emotional injury 5. [adj] - (of plants) not hardy 6. [n] - something used as an official medium of payment 7. [n] - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water 8. [n] - a boat for communication between ship and shore 9. [n] - ship that usually provides supplies to other ships 10. [v] - offer or present for acceptance 11. [v] - make a tender of 12. [v] - make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
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   Tender
   Applied to plants that are vulnerable to frost damage
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   tender
   A tender is a bid for a particular job or contract. Sometimes it's as simple as saying you can do the job and how much you would charge, but sometimes it's a more formal process with a lot of detailed requirements. See also ITT and RFP.
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   Tender
   Tender can have different meanings in different contexts. When a company decides to list its shares... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/tender.htm?id=13035&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of tender'>more</a>
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   Tender
   The process of obtaining competitive quotes.
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   tender
   vehicle,coupled to locomotives,to carry the water and fuel required for the boiler Category: Transport • a small boat,such as a dinghy I,towed or carried by a yacht or ship Category: Management in the public and private sector • a notice of intent to deliver physical goods against a commodity futures contract Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • to...
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    Tender
    a contractors formal offer to undertake work, which ideally should be based on a bill of quantities. see contract.
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    Tender
    Tend'er noun [ From Tend to attend. Confer Attender .] 1. One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse. 2. (Nautical) A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like. 3. A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water.
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    Tender
    Ten'der transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tendered ; present participle & verbal noun Tendering .] [ French tendre to stretch, stretch out, reach, Latin tendere . See Tend to move.] 1. (Law) To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to ...
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    Tender
    Ten'der noun 1. (Law) An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, with interest. » To constitute a legal tender, such money must be offered as the law prescribes. So also the tender must be at ...
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    Tender
    Ten'der adjective [ Compar. Tenderer ; superl. Tenderest .] [ French tendre , Latin tener ; probably akin to tenuis thin. See Thin .] 1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit. 2. Sensi ...
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    Tender
    Ten'der noun [ Confer French tendre .] Regard; care; kind concern. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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    Tender
    Ten'der transitive verb To have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value. [ Obsolete] « For first, next after life, he tendered her good.» Spenser. « Tender yourself more dearly.» Shak. « To see a prince in want would move a miser's charity. Our western princes tendered his case, which they counted mig ...
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    tender
    1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit. ... 2. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained. 'Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our faces.' (L'Estrange) ... 3. Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate. 'The tender and ...
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    tender
    adjective young and immature; `at a tender age`
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    tender
    adjective (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; `tender green shoots`
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    tender
    supply ship noun ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
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    tender
    legal tender noun something used as an official medium of payment
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    tender
    pinnace noun a boat for communication between ship and shore
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    Tender
    This is an offer by a company to do certain work or supply certain goods at a fixed rate. :: Dept. of Finance (6th Edition)
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    Tender
    • (superl.) Exciting kind concern; dear; precious. • (v. t.) To have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value. • (n.) An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of...
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    tender
    (from the article `locomotive`) Supplies of fuel (usually coal but sometimes oil) and water could be carried on the locomotive frame itself (in which case it was called a tank ...
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