tenner

«tenner» in Mova's school dictionary: ten pounds, ten euros or ten dollars, or a banknote worth… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a tenner, tenners)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal) A tenner is ten pounds, ten euros or ten dollars, or a banknote worth ten. tree →

2) (informal) A tenner can also mean the number ten in some games or prizes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday slang about money, especially in the UK: «It cost me a tenner.» In maths word problems in casual talk, «a tenner» means 10 of the money unit; «two tenners» means 20. Related: a fiver (5), a quid (one pound), a grand (a thousand).

examples

• Gran gave me a tenner for my birthday. tree →
• That T-shirt only cost a tenner. tree →
• Can you lend me a tenner till Friday? tree →
• I paid with a tenner and got 3 pounds change, so it cost 7 pounds. tree →
• Two tenners make twenty pounds. tree →
• He found a tenner on the pavement. tree →

note

Informal: in a formal exam, say «ten pounds» or «a ten-pound note». For maths: a tenner = 10, a fiver = 5, so «a tenner and two fivers» = 10 + 5 + 5 = 20.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tenner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.