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TENNER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tenner mean?
• TENNER (noun)
The noun TENNER has 2 senses:
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
2. a United States bill worth 10 dollars
Familiarity information: TENNER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("tenner" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A United States bill worth 10 dollars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
ten dollar bill; tenner
Hypernyms ("tenner" is a kind of...):
bank bill; bank note; banker's bill; banknote; bill; Federal Reserve note; government note; greenback; note (a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank))
Context examples
As to money, well, so far as a fiver or even a tenner goes you can always look to me.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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