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
If she'd had another ten-spot, she would probably have wound up Pope.
From Time Magazine Archive
“And when you’re settling anyway there will be a ten-spot coming to me.”
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
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