tenner
see also: Tenner
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Noun

tenner (plural tenners)

  1. (informal) A monetary note bill whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
  2. (film, slang) A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
    • 2008, Blain Brown, Motion Picture and Video Lighting (page 11)
      The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.
  3. A tennis shoe.
Translations
  • German: Zehner
  • Russian: десятка

Tenner
Proper noun
  1. Surname



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