() [] to make a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price 投标◆Local firms were invited to tender for the project. 邀请了当地企业对这个工程进行投标。◆competitive tendering 竞争性投标
() [] to make a formal offer to buy shares, etc. at a stated price, especially in order to gain control of a company 投标购买（股份等，尤指为了控股某公司）◆They are expected to tender for 51% of the shares. 预计他们会投标购买 51% 的股份。
() [] to make a formal offer to sell shares, etc. at a stated price 招标出售（股份等）◆85% of the common shareholders had tendered their shares in response to the $20-a-share offer. 对於每股 20 元的报价，85% 的普通股股东已作出回应，同意出售他们的股份。
() [] to offer money as payment 清偿；偿付◆The program reads the purchase price and the amount tendered and calculates the change. 这个程序可以读出成交价以及支付的金额，并计算找零。
() [] to offer or give sth to sb 给予；提出◆The CEO and the finance director tendered their resignations last Sunday. 首席执行官和财务总监上周日递交了辞呈。
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[] ◆Unsuccessful tenderers will be told why their bids failed. 未中标者将被告知竞标失败的原因。