A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like
make a tender of; in legal settlements offer or present for acceptance (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
1 To deliver payment or an item one is obliged to deliver 2 To produce evidence of one's ability to meet one's obligations under a contract for the purposes of preserving one's right to sue another party to the contract who is not able to carry out the contract
Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain
Offer to purchase securities, usually at a premium above the market price, with the objective of taking control of the target company A tender offer may arise from friendly negotiations between the company and a prospective buyer or may be unsolicited and possibly unfriendly
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 something used as an official medium of payment make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"
The term tender can be used to describe any plant that will suffer from cold temperatures --even a light frost These plants generally come from tropical or sub-tropical regions and need special care when planted out of their native zone