From Longman Business Dictionarytender issueˈtender ˌissue (also issue by tender)FINANCE1a share issue in which offers above a particular price are invited for the sharesSome of the early privatization issues such as Britoil and Cable and Wireless were tender issues.2in Britain, an ISSUE of TREASURY BILLs that is made every week by the Bank of EnglandDiscount houses underwrite the weekly tender issue of Treasury bills by bidding competitively for those not sold. → issue