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

"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.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

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