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  • 1tender — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tendre, from Latin tener; perhaps akin to Latin tenuis thin, slight more at thin Date: 13th century 1. a. having a soft or yielding texture ; easily broken, cut, or damaged ; delicate,… …

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  • 2tender — / tendə/ noun an offer to do something for a specific price ● a successful tender ● an unsuccessful tender ♦ to put a project out to tender or to ask for/invite tenders for a project to ask contractors to give written estimates for a job ♦ to put …

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  • 3tender — / tendə/ noun an offer to do something for a specific price ● a successful tender ● an unsuccessful tender ♦ to put a project out to tender, to ask for or invite tenders for a project to ask contractors to give written estimates for a job ♦ to… …

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  • 4Contract cheating — is a form of academic dishonesty in which students get others to complete their coursework for them by putting it out to tender.[1][2][3][4] The term was coined in a 2006 study[5] by Thomas Lancaster …

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  • 5tender — ten·der 1 n 1 a: an act or instance of tendering b: an unconditional offer of payment or performance (as in discharge of an obligation) that is coupled with a manifestation of willingness and ability to follow through (as by producing a check) c …

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  • 6Tender — may mean:FinanceA process by which one can seek prices and terms for a particular project (such as a construction job) to be carried out under a contract. The sealed offers themselves, including company information, a project outline, and a price …

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  • 7Contract awarding — is the method used during a procurement in order to evaluate the proposals (tender offers) taking part and award the relevant contract.[1] [2] Usually at this stage the eligibility of the proposals has been concluded. So it remains to choose the… …

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  • 8tender back rule — A legal principle requiring a party who seeks to invalidate a contract to return whatever that party received under the contract s terms. For example, a former employee who receives a severance package in exchange for agreeing not to sue a former …

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  • 9tender — tender1 [ten′dər] adj. [ME tendre < OFr < L tener, soft, delicate, tender, prob. altered (infl. by tenuis,THIN) < Sabine terenum, soft, akin to Gr terēn, tender < IE * ter , tender, weak, orig., rubbed, worn down < base * ter , to… …

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  • 10contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… …

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