tender offer

noun

: a public offer to buy not less than a specified number of shares of a stock at a fixed price from stockholders usually in an attempt to gain control of the issuing company

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The plaintiffs argue that the government should have launched a tender offer for stakes held by minority shareholders. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025 The company has extended the mandatory tender offer’s long stop date to Oct. 8, expressing confidence in completing the transaction this year. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025 The much larger Scale AI is seeking a valuation as high as $25 billion in a potential tender offer, Reuters reported. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 Dan Primack Feb 27, 2025 - Business Stripe is a mirror for VC hopes and fears Stripe this morning announced a new employee tender offer that values the payments giant at $91.5 billion. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tender offer

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tender offer was in 1967

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“Tender offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tender%20offer. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

tender offer

noun
: a public offer to purchase a specified number or range of shares from shareholders usually at a premium and in an attempt to gain control of the issuing company
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