tenner

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English ten Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English tenner From ten + -er.

1. A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.

   “[...] or, if you're feeling brave, a tenner. Tell your child they have a chance to win the fiver if they can [...]”

   “The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.”

2. A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.

   “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.