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tender

Method of selecting a contractor for a project. A shortlist of possible contractors is drawn up and each is invited to submit a costed proposal – the tender. The contract is then awarded to the best tender, usually, but not always, the lowest priced.
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Eva wondered, but silently followed her guide, little Rose-Leaf, who with tender words passed among the delicate blossoms, pouring dew on their feeble roots, cheering them with her loving words and happy smile.
Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
I am rather glad that among them was the gentle and kindly Ik Marvel, whose 'Reveries of a Bachelor' and whose 'Dream Life' the young people of that day were reading with a tender rapture which would not be altogether surprising, I dare say, to the young people of this.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Love is generally described, I believe, as the tender passion.
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