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
His aerospace company SpaceX also saw its worth soar to $400 billion following a private tender offer in August 2025, up from $350 billion in December 2024.
—
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The company is now worth $400 billion, up from $210 billion a year ago, based on a recent $1 billion tender offer and secondary market trading data.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In November, OpenAI allowed employees to sell about $1.5 billion worth of shares as part of a tender offer with SoftBank.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The tender offer hints at a potential IPO within the next year, experts tell Fortune.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tender offer
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The company is now worth $400 billion, up from $210 billion a year ago, based on a recent $1 billion tender offer and secondary market trading data.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In November, OpenAI allowed employees to sell about $1.5 billion worth of shares as part of a tender offer with SoftBank.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The tender offer hints at a potential IPO within the next year, experts tell Fortune.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tender offer
Cite this Entry
“Tender offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tender%20offer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share