(informal, UK, Irish) A monetary note whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
[...] or, if you're feeling brave, a tenner. Tell your child they have a chance to win the fiver if they can [...]
“All the banks are closed and the cash machines have vanished, but it's okay because you can get a tenner from the post office if you submit a request five working days in advance”
“Feel bad, but had to block the Ugandan humanist orphanage chap. It's a great cause and I was happy to donate, but the requests via DM for more donations were just too much. Sling 'em a tenner if you can.”
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All the banks are closed and the cash machines have vanished, but it's okay because you can get a tenner from the post office if you submit a request five working days in advance
“Aww. I'd put a tenner to win on that horse 🐎”
“Oh really? That's so bad! Yeah I got shafted by Nick Clegg and was one of the lucky ones who started their degree just as they increased tuition fees 🙃 might offer them a tenner and my completed 2014 world cup sticker book.. that my student loan probably funded 😅”
“so a scroll through Vinted and I got some FatFace dungarees for a tenner! I might not have my white Pods anymore but I have a couple of pairs of Red or Dead sandals. Move over Kevin Roland, there's a new kid on the block 🤣😂 #80s #dungarees”
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(film, slang) A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.
“When I first moved to London in 1990 it was just over £1 a pint, you could get absolutely wrecked for a tenner. Some places down here it’s £10 a pint now - even accounting for inflation that’s heck of a hike. Who’s got £100 to go out for a few ales?”
“If something costs 56 billion, that means I have to pay 100% of that to get it. I have a tenner in my wallet RIGHT NOW. If, I offer *all* of that 10 then that is 100% of what I have. So, yes, I can afford to buy Ebay as well.”
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A tennis shoe.
I’ve visited Eton, there’s loads of places like it, and if that’s all you know, then you’ve definitely not had to worry about pulling a tenner out of the bank…
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