tenner
Americannoun
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a 10-dollar bill.
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British. a 10-pound note.
noun
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a ten-pound note
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the sum of ten pounds
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a ten-dollar bill
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Origin of tenner
Example Sentences
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"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.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
"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.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023
GMB Scotland senior organiser Keir Greenaway 2% was "worth less than a tenner a week extra for staff earning under £25,000 a year" and was therefore "neither credible nor acceptable".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2022
In fact, purists insist that the best versions are the stiff, gabardine PE shorts sold in John Lewis’s school uniform department for less than a tenner.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2020
Number tenner, and a grinner, a bleep bloop blinner, that's not a word but I'm a beginner, not like Patty, Patty's a winner, wih-winner.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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