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
If she'd had another ten-spot, she would probably have wound up Pope.
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
Maybe you’ve settled a dinner bill for three and a feed for the shofer at the Clover Blossom; but not with a ten-spot, eh?
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Ford, Sewell
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