tenner

ten·ner

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ten-er]
- /ˈtɛn ər/
- /ˈten.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-er]
- /ˈtɛn ər/

Definitions of tenner word

noun tenner a cardinal number, nine plus one. 1
noun tenner a symbol for this number, as 10 or X. 1
noun tenner a set of this many persons or things. 1
noun tenner a playing card with ten pips. 1
noun tenner Informal. a ten-dollar bill: She had two tens and a five in her purse. 1
noun tenner Also called ten's place. Mathematics. (in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point. (in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right. 1

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Origin of tenner

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; ten + -er1

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Parts of speech for Tenner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tenner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for tenner

noun tenner

banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.

Just one Synonym for tenner