ten-spot
Americannoun
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a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
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Slang. a ten-dollar bill.
Etymology
Origin of ten-spot
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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This was jarring to Seattle diners who were accustomed to shelling out a ten-spot for a Vietnamese dinner.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
On one hand, high-end dining’s tenet of fresh, locally sourced food has trickled down to the masses for less than a ten-spot.
From Washington Post
Some e-cash will be traceable, but much of it will be as anonymous as a wrinkled ten-spot.
From Time Magazine Archive
One extra: Perky, whose father was Princeton 1881, slipped Actor Monroe Arnold a ten-spot to change the target of a snide remark from Old Nassau to Yale.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nell's right hand shakes a trifle—she's only a child, mind, an' ain't got the nerves that goes with case-hardened sports—as she shoves the ten-spot forth.
From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry
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