"tenner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɛnə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-tenner.ogg , en-uk-tenner.ogg Forms: tenners [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnə(ɹ) Etymology: From ten + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ten|er|id2=measurement}} ten + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenner (plural tenners)
  1. (informal, UK, Ireland) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note. Tags: Ireland, UK, informal Categories (topical): Money Translations (note worth ten basic units of currency): десятка (desjatka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tier [common-gender] (Danish), tientje [neuter] (Dutch), kymppi (Finnish), Zehner [masculine] (German), tízes (Hungarian), tízdolláros (english: more commonly specified with the currency:) (Hungarian), tízeurós (Hungarian), tízfontos etc. (Hungarian), páipéar deich bpunt (Irish), dycha [feminine] (Polish), десятка (desjatka) [feminine] (Russian), tia [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tenner-en-noun-dPYEuM-h Disambiguation of Money: 84 6 10 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 5 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 53 8 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 59 5 13 3 7 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 5 12 3 6 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 59 6 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 71 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 67 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 7 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 10 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 62 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 60 8 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 64 6 30 Disambiguation of 'note worth ten basic units of currency': 95 2 4
  2. (film, slang) A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-tenner-en-noun-hTFcNukr Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  3. A tennis shoe.
    Sense id: en-tenner-en-noun-O~Cr8Arm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fiver

Inflected forms

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