tenner

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tenner¹

  • /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/ UK

Sounds like tenor · Rhymes with -ɛnə(ɹ)

noun tenners

  1. Ireland, UK, informal A monetary note (bill) 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 […]
  2. slang A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp. The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.

tenner²

  • /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/ UK

Sounds like tenor · Rhymes with -ɛnə(ɹ)

noun tenners

  1. A tennis shoe.

Tenner³

proper noun Tenners

  1. A surname.

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noun note worth ten basic units of currency

Portuguêsdezão
DeutschZehner
Русскийдесятка desjatka

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@misc{tenner_2026,
  title = {tenner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}