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Definition of "tenner" [tenner]

  • Informal A ten-dollar bill. (noun)
  • Chiefly British A ten-pound note. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tenner" in a sentence
  • "And they're bundled together for a tenner, which is a small price to pay for family cohesiveness over Christmas."
  • "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."
  • "You saved a tenner, that is money to spend on the wait staff."