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starter for ten

starter for ten noun: something, especially a question or problem, to be tackled first.

Noun

starter for ten (plural starters for ten)

  1. Something, especially a question or problem, to be tackled first.
    • The activity network diagram isn't at all difficult to understand, so, as your starter for ten points, what do you think the diagram in Figure 62 means?2015, Nick Graham, Project Management for Dummies
    • 'Oh, and take this on the house as your starter for ten.' He thrust the copy of Travels with my Aunt into my hand, and wrapped around it a dog-eared copy of The Bookseller magazine. 'Because you'll never get time to read while you're working here.'2022, Debbie Young, Best Murder in Show

Forms of starter for ten

pluralstarters for ten

Origin of starter for ten

From the British TV quiz programme University Challenge, where the phrase refers to the first question given to a contestant, worth ten points.

Questions about starter for ten

What does starter for ten mean?
Starter for ten means something, especially a question or problem, to be tackled first.
What part of speech is starter for ten?
Starter for ten is a noun.
What is the plural of starter for ten?
The plural of starter for ten is starters for ten.

Words near starter for ten in the dictionary

  1. starter cables
  2. starter castle
  3. starter castles
  4. starter dough
  5. starter doughs
  6. starter for ten
  7. starter home
  8. starter homes
  9. starter house
  10. starter houses
  11. starter kit

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