response vs tender

response

noun
  • An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply. 

  • An oracular answer. 

  • A reply to an objection in formal disputation. 

  • A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory. 

  • The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question. 

  • An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL. 

  • A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant. 

  • A reaction to a stimulus or provocation. 

tender

noun
  • Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply. 

  • Any offer or proposal made for acceptance. 

  • A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore. 

  • A formal offer to buy or sell something. 

  • A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water. 

  • A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships. 

  • A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card. 

  • The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry. 

adj
  • Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate. 

  • Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel. 

  • Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained. 

  • Soft and easily chewed. 

  • Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate. 

  • Physically weak; not able to endure hardship. 

  • Sensitive or painful to the touch. 

  • Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet. 

  • Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic. 

  • Young and inexperienced. 

verb
  • to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions. 

  • To offer, to give. 

  • To work on a tender. 

adv
  • tenderly 

How often have the words response and tender occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )