Tenner (Noun)
Meaning 1
A United States bill worth 10 dollars.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- I handed the clerk a tenner to pay for the taxi fare.
- She accidentally left a tenner on the nightstand in the hotel room.
- The store owner politely refused the tenner offered by the international tourist who was unaware of the local currency.
- His wallet was stolen along with the tenner his grandmother had given him for his birthday.
- The charity collector gratefully accepted the tenner handed to her by a kind stranger.
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Meaning 2
The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- I handed the cashier a tenner for the book, and she returned me some change.
- The new parking fee was only a tenner for the whole day.
- A tenner is a bargain for that concert ticket, grab it before they're gone.
- She gave me a tenner as a gift for my birthday, and I bought a new toy with it.
- That store is offering discounts and everything is only a tenner today.