(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 [...]
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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.
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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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