tenner

American  

[ten-er] / ˈtɛn ər /

noun

Informal.

1. a 10-dollar bill.

2. British. a 10-pound note.

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tenner British  

/ ˈtɛnə /

noun

1. 1. a ten-pound note

   2. the sum of ten pounds

2. a ten-dollar bill

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Etymology

Origin of tenner

First recorded in 1840–50; ten + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"There's a ceiling that people are willing to pay for fish and chips. We charge a tenner for a haddock and chips," said Mr Chester.

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"It's not a show per se. People can just come in, give us a tenner and stay as long as they want," said WAW co-owner "Rowdy" Ricky Knight.

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"People shouldn't have to trek for hours to withdraw a tenner to put in someone's birthday card - nor should businesses have to travel large distances to deposit cash takings," he said.

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"But I'd hope Nat would get me a tenner's worth of golf balls, because every time we play I end up losing all of ours, which doesn't go down too well."

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"My little sensor system, I could probably put it together for about a tenner," he says.

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