ten·ner

(tĕn′ər)

1. Informal A ten-dollar bill.

2. Chiefly British A ten-pound note.

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tenner

(ˈtɛnə)

1. (Currencies)

a. a ten-pound note

b. the sum of ten pounds

2. (Currencies) US a ten-dollar bill

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ten•ner

(ˈtɛn ər)

n. Informal.

1. a ten-dollar bill.

2. Brit. a ten-pound note.

[1840–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	tenner - the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system 10, ten, X, decade large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
	2.	tenner - a United States bill worth 10 dollars ten dollar bill bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

Translations

dieci sterline

tenner

[ˈtenəʳ] N (Brit) (= £10) → diez libras; (= £10 note) → billete m de diez libras (US) (= $10) → diez dólares; (= $10 note) → billete m de diez dólares

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tenner

[ˈtɛnə^r] n (British) (= note) → billet m de dix livres (= ten pounds) → dix livres fpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tenner

n (Brit inf) → Zehner m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tenner

[ˈtɛnəʳ] n (Brit) (fam) → (banconota da) dieci sterline fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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If a fiver isn't enough for you, make it a tenner, but keep her going where I put her."

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This night's work would have been worth a tenner each to Sam Brown and me if the treasure had been there."

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As to money, well, so far as a fiver or even a tenner goes you can always look to me."

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'Such risks might also explain why some stars get so prickly when people question their motives for taking part in charity appeals, whether it's David Lammy MP criticising Stacey Dooley's unintentionally patronising Instagram posts or viewers sitting at home tomorrow night wondering why a celebrity is asking them to donate money while promoting their latest was worth tenner to see Ed Balls' Stan Laurel morning hair record/movie/DVD.

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Major banks have also said they will continue to accept deposits of the old paper tenner from their customers after March 1.

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THE new plastic tenner was launched yesterday to join the plastic fivers already in circulation - and there's a new face on the note which is said to be harder to forge.

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