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tender

 
 
/ˈtendər/ verb formal

Translation

OFFER [I] to make a formal offer to do a job or to provide a service
teklif vermek; teklif mektubu sunmak
794
IDEA/SUGGESTION [T] formal to formally offer a suggestion, idea, money, etc
para/fikir/öneri vb. teklifinde bulunmak
He tendered his resignation (= offered to leave his job).794
(Definition of tender verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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