Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal A ten-dollar bill.
- noun Chiefly British A ten-pound note.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ten-pound note.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A monetary
note (bill ) whose face value is ten basic units of currency.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- noun a United States bill worth 10 dollars
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Examples
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It's well worth putting a tourniquet on the free access for a while, to nudge people towards the tenner a month iPhone version. iPhones aren't cheap, so the potential market is wealthy, and a tenner is a small price to pay for the terrific access service Spotify offers.
The Register 2009
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And they're bundled together for a tenner, which is a small price to pay for family cohesiveness over Christmas.
Eurogamer 2009
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You saved a tenner, that is money to spend on the wait staff.
FreakyTrigger 2008
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Oh ... back in the '70's Converse were $10 a pair when regular "tenner" shoes were no more than $2.50.
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Oh ... back in the '70's Converse were $10 a pair when regular "tenner" shoes were no more than $2.50.
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She was excited no doubt by thoughts of the race, and of the 'tenner' he was going to put on for her.
The Dark Flower John Galsworthy 1900
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She was excited no doubt by thoughts of the race, and of the 'tenner' he was going to put on for her.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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By the way, send me, at once, another 'tenner' for expense, and some money for my own regular bills.
A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Richard Savage 1874
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He locked up our border patrol boys for a soviet "tenner" (10 year sentence) when * at most* they deserved to be fired.
Latest Articles 2008
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"tenner" and the young ladies who had given the tableaux had been interviewed, but in neither case had the mysterious pocket been discovered.
Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley Belle Kanaris Maniates
oroboros commented on the word tenner
"Don't forget, you owe me a tenner." Rennet in reverse.
February 7, 2007