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tenner
TEN-uh · /ˈten.ə/
Local meaning
Ten pounds, or a banknote worth ten pounds.
A “tenner” is informal British English for the amount of ten pounds or a ten-pound note. It commonly appears in price limits, cash exchanges, small debts, and bargains. The word focuses on the value, so “under a tenner” means costing less than ten pounds whether payment is cash or digital.
Examples in context
- You can get lunch there for under a tenner.
- Can you change a tenner for two fivers?
- I still owe you a tenner from yesterday.
How it is used
The phrase “under a tenner” is common when discussing affordable prices. Unlike “quid”, the noun has a regular plural: two tenners.
Casual, practical, budget-conscious, or neutral.
Shopping, cash, repayments, deals, food, transport, and price comparisons.
Broad informal British conversation.
A tenner means ten pounds in UK usage, not merely any object numbered ten.
Spelling and scope
Common informal UK money vocabulary used throughout London and Britain; not specifically London or MLE.
Common search forms stay discoverable without claiming that every London community uses one spelling.
Common patterns
- under a tenner
- cost a tenner
- lend me a tenner
- two tenners
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
Sources support the definition, history, or usage layer. Local review remains welcome.
- tenner — English meaningCambridge Dictionary
Documents the UK informal noun for ten pounds or a ten-pound note.