Definition

1. Noun:
   • A ten-pound note: A banknote with a value of ten pounds sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom.
   • A ten-dollar bill: A banknote with a value of ten dollars, the currency of the United States and other countries.

Usage

• The word "tenner" is an informal, chiefly British term. It is used in casual conversation to refer to a banknote of the specified value.
• It is a countable noun (e.g., a tenner, two tenners).

Examples

• Noun:
  • Can you lend me a tenner? I'll pay you back tomorrow. (Referring to £10 or $10.)
  • The taxi fare was exactly a tenner.
  • I found a crumpled tenner in my old coat pocket.

Advanced Usage

• "A tenner each": Used to indicate a cost or contribution of ten units of currency per person.
  • Tickets for the show are a tenner each.
• "A few tenners": An informal way to refer to an amount of money consisting of several ten-pound or ten-dollar notes.
  • He pulled out a few tenners to pay for the drinks.

Variants and Related Words

• Ten (noun, cardinal number): The number 10, which is the basis for the informal "tenner."
• Ten-spot (noun, informal, chiefly US): A synonym for a ten-dollar bill.

Synonyms

• Ten-pound note (UK formal)
• Ten-dollar bill (US formal)
• Ten-spot (informal, US)

Related Idioms

• "Not have a tenner to one's name": To be completely broke, without even ten units of currency.
  • After paying all the bills, I didn't have a tenner to my name.
• "Look like a million dollars for a tenner": To appear very stylish or attractive while having spent very little money.
  • With that vintage dress, she looks like a million dollars for a tenner.

Noun

1. a United States bill worth 10 dollars
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system