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# tenner

noun (a tenner, tenners)

«tenner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal) A tenner is ten pounds, ten euros or ten dollars, or a banknote worth ten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#m1)
2. (informal) A tenner can also mean the number ten in some games or prizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday slang about money, especially in the UK: «It cost me a tenner.» In maths word problems in casual talk, «a tenner» means 10 of the money unit; «two tenners» means 20. Related: a fiver (5), a quid (one pound), a grand (a thousand).

### Examples

- Gran gave me a tenner for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#x1)
- That T-shirt only cost a tenner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#x2)
- Can you lend me a tenner till Friday? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#x3)
- I paid with a tenner and got 3 pounds change, so it cost 7 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#x4)
- Two tenners make twenty pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#x5)
- He found a tenner on the pavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/#x6)

### Note

Informal: in a formal exam, say «ten pounds» or «a ten-pound note». For maths: a tenner = 10, a fiver = 5, so «a tenner and two fivers» = 10 + 5 + 5 = 20.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tenner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tenner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tenner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tenner.html) on Mova free.