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tenner

/ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/

tenner noun: a monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.

Noun (1)

tenner (plural tenners)

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
    • […] or, if you're feeling brave, a tenner. Tell your child they have a chance to win the fiver if they can […]2016, Rob Eastaway & Mike Askew, "Maths on the Go: 101 Fun Ways to Play with Maths", page 40
    • The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian
  2. (slang) A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
    • The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.2008, Blain Brown, Motion Picture and Video Lighting, page 11

Noun (2)

tenner (plural tenners)

  1. A tennis shoe.

Proper noun capitalized: Tenner

Tenner (plural Tenners)

  1. A surname.

Forms of tenner

Noun
pluraltenners
Proper noun
pluralTenners

Plural of tenner: tenners

Origin of tenner

From ten + -er.

Words that rhyme with tenner

Questions about tenner

What does tenner mean?
Tenner means a monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
What part of speech is tenner?
Tenner can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tenner?
Tenner is pronounced /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of tenner?
The plural of tenner is tenners.

Words near tenner in the dictionary

  1. Tennants
  2. tennaunt
  3. tennaunts
  4. tenne
  5. Tennent
  6. tenner
  7. tenners
  8. Tennes
  9. tennesi
  10. tenness
  11. Tennessean

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