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tenpercentery

tenpercentery noun: a talent agency.

Noun

tenpercentery (plural tenpercenteries)

  1. A talent agency.
    • Twenty-five years ago, a clutch of agents left the William Morris Agency to form CAA, forever changing the way tenpercenteries conduct business.2000 June 13, Dan Cox, Claude Brodesser, “Seismic steps for H'w'd reps”, in Variety

Forms of tenpercentery

pluraltenpercenteries

Origin of tenpercentery

From ten + percent + -ery, from the traditional 10% commission which agents collect from whatever amount their clients earn.

Questions about tenpercentery

What does tenpercentery mean?
Tenpercentery means a talent agency.
What part of speech is tenpercentery?
Tenpercentery is a noun.
What is the plural of tenpercentery?
The plural of tenpercentery is tenpercenteries.

Words near tenpercentery in the dictionary

  1. tenpenny
  2. tenpenny nail
  3. tenpenny nails
  4. Tenpennys
  5. tenpercenteries
  6. tenpercentery
  7. tenpin
  8. tenpin bowling
  9. tenpinner
  10. tenpinners
  11. tenpins

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