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

Examples of tender offer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In April, the company disclosed an $8 billion unrealized gain tied to its investment in a private company — widely understood to be SpaceX — after a tender offer late last year valued the company at about $350 billion. —Edward Ludlow, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025

Paramount Skydance launched a hostile $30-per-share tender offer. —Benzinga, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025

If a bidder opts for a tender offer, the firm or individual promises to purchase shares of the target company’s stock at an elevated price, inducing shareholders to sell their holdings and grant the bidder a controlling stake in the company. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025

More than half of SMCP’s share capital is now effectively up for grabs, and any buyer crossing the 30 percent threshold could be required to launch a public tender offer for the remainder. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tender offer

• counteroffer
• coffer
• proffer
• scoffer

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