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Meanings of tenner in English

Portuguese
dezena
Catalan
10
Spanish
decena

The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system.

        dezena
        Spanish
        billete de diez

        A United States bill worth 10 dollars.

              billete de diez
              Usage of tenner in English
              1
              Good choice mate, when he's England captain these will be a tenner.
              The Guardian
              2
              Doors open at 8pm and tickets are a tenner at the door.
              The Irish Times
              3
              We were all dying with laughter, and I tossed him a tenner.
              Under Two Flags
              4
              What about the brands selling 24 cans of lager for a tenner?
              The Guardian
              5
              When I was a teenager, my younger brother loaned me a tenner.
              The Irish Times
              6
              A real winner at under a tenner for the pair of discs.
              The Irish Times
              7
              Short of a tenner to top up your premium-priced gas and electricity key?
              The Guardian
              8
              And if you're peckish, cheese and meat platters cost a tenner.
              The Guardian
              9
              Yes, I'll do it; but first let me spend the tenner.
              Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel
              10
              Turn up after 9pm and it will cost you a tenner.
              The Irish Times
              11
              Now, it is only a tenner, but it is the principle.
              The Irish Times
              12
              Here are my 15 favourite skincare and makeup heroes for under a tenner.
              Independent.ie
              13
              Tickets are a tenner and all proceeds will go to Peter McVerry Trust.
              The Irish Times
              14
              And I won a tenner off his Royal Highness, and here I am.
              Red Pottage
              15
              Archie pulled a tenner off a roll and dropped it on the table.
              Fresh
              16
              Admission is a tenner and all proceeds go to the Galway Hospice Foundation.
              The Irish Times
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              Translations for tenner
              Portuguese
              dezenadez
              Tenner through the time
              Tenner across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common