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 

• TENNER (noun)

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:

10; decade; ten; tenner; X

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)