Tenner
noun
A 10-pound note of British money.
Could you lend me a tenner? I'll pay you back tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- borrow a tenner
- owe a tenner
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A 10-dollar bill in American or Australian currency.
Dinner is on me, I found a tenner on the way!
Often appears as...
- lost a tenner
- found a tenner
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A person who sings the tenor part in music, especially as a profession.
The choir has a versatile tenner who can also sing baritone.
Often appears as...
- classical tenner
- lead tenner
noun
A 10-pound note of British money.
Could you lend me a tenner? I'll pay you back tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- borrow a tenner
- owe a tenner
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A 10-dollar bill in American or Australian currency.
Dinner is on me, I found a tenner on the way!
Often appears as...
- lost a tenner
- found a tenner
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A person who sings the tenor part in music, especially as a profession.
The choir has a versatile tenner who can also sing baritone.
Often appears as...
- classical tenner
- lead tenner
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Usage
Used informally, may not be understood in formal situations or outside the UK.
Next round is on me if you spot me a tenner.
Pro Tip 2/3British Only
Specific to British currency, wrong if used for other currencies.
I need to break this tenner for change.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Transactions
Commonly used in everyday transactions like borrowing or lending small amounts.
Can I get a tenner off you for lunch?
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Usage
Used informally, may not be understood in formal situations or outside the UK.
Next round is on me if you spot me a tenner.
Pro Tip 2/3British Only
Specific to British currency, wrong if used for other currencies.
I need to break this tenner for change.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Transactions
Commonly used in everyday transactions like borrowing or lending small amounts.
Can I get a tenner off you for lunch?
Pro Tip 1/3Slang Usage
Used informally, may not be understood in formal situations or outside the UK.
Next round is on me if you spot me a tenner.
Pro Tip 2/3British Only
Specific to British currency, wrong if used for other currencies.
I need to break this tenner for change.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Transactions
Commonly used in everyday transactions like borrowing or lending small amounts.
Can I get a tenner off you for lunch?
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Poacher's Rhino Trap...
guys are out here night and day in all weathers walking around this part and they need some decent boots to do it 10 pound or get them two pairs a decent boots just a tenner I saw come on a road
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Poacher's Rhino Trap...
guys are out here night and day in all weathers walking around this part and they need some decent boots to do it 10 pound or get them two pairs a decent boots just a tenner I saw come on a road
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Quote examples
Ian Brown
English Musician
I was skint, and I had to move back to my mum and dad's house, back into the room I shared with my brother when I was a kid. I kept getting people on the streets telling me that they loved me; it didn't mean anything to me because I was still borrowing tenners off my pensioner father to go and get some chicken.
Quote examples
Gethin Jones
A neighbour saw me, came round, and said I could earn another tenner if I did their garden. It wasn't long before I was doing everyone's gardens in the area and had my own little business. It got to the point where I even started employing one of my mates, who I paid 4 an hour.
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Joanne Harris
British Author
Writing books and being paid for it - it's not like winning the Lottery. You can't suddenly go, 'Yippee!' and start throwing tenners in the air. I've done pretty well out of it, but certainly not enough to say, 'Right, that's me set up for life.
Quote examples
Ian Brown
English Musician
I was skint, and I had to move back to my mum and dad's house, back into the room I shared with my brother when I was a kid. I kept getting people on the streets telling me that they loved me; it didn't mean anything to me because I was still borrowing tenners off my pensioner father to go and get some chicken.
Quote examples
Gethin Jones
A neighbour saw me, came round, and said I could earn another tenner if I did their garden. It wasn't long before I was doing everyone's gardens in the area and had my own little business. It got to the point where I even started employing one of my mates, who I paid 4 an hour.
Quote examples
Joanne Harris
British Author
Writing books and being paid for it - it's not like winning the Lottery. You can't suddenly go, 'Yippee!' and start throwing tenners in the air. I've done pretty well out of it, but certainly not enough to say, 'Right, that's me set up for life.
Example 1 of 3
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