How do you use "Tenner" in a sentence?

It'll cost you a tenner. I've only got a tenner—is that enough? Can you break a tenner? Lend me a tenner until Friday?

Tenner

Q: What does "Tenner" mean?

A ten pound note Casual British term for a ten pound note. Extremely common in everyday speech for transactions and prices.

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Casual

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Meaning: A ten pound note

十英镑纸币

Un billete de diez libras

10ポンド紙幣

10파운드 지폐

Casual British term for a ten pound note. Extremely common in everyday speech for transactions and prices.

英式非正式说法，指十英镑纸币。在日常交易和价格讨论中非常常用。

Término británico casual para un billete de diez libras. Extremadamente común en el habla cotidiana para transacciones y precios.

イギリスのカジュアルな表現で10ポンド紙幣のこと。日常会話の取引や価格について話す時にとてもよく使われる。

10파운드 지폐를 뜻하는 영국 구어체 표현. 일상 대화에서 거래나 가격을 말할 때 매우 흔하게 사용됨.

Examples

It'll cost you a tenner.
这要花你十镑。
Te costará diez libras.
10ポンドかかるよ。
10파운드 들 거야.
I've only got a tenner—is that enough?
我只有十镑——够吗？
Solo tengo diez libras—¿es suficiente?
10ポンドしかないけど——足りる？
10파운드밖에 없는데—충분해?
Can you break a tenner?
能帮我破开十镑吗？
¿Puedes cambiar diez libras?
10ポンド崩せる？
10파운드 바꿔줄 수 있어?
Lend me a tenner until Friday?
借我十镑到周五？
¿Me prestas diez libras hasta el viernes?
金曜まで10ポンド貸して？
금요일까지 10파운드만 빌려줘.

Pronunciation

/ˈtenə/

Usage Guide

Context: transactions, everyday, prices

Tone: casual, practical

✓ Do Say

Got a tenner?
有十镑吗？
¿Tienes diez libras?
10ポンドある？
10파운드 있어?
It's about a tenner.
大概十镑
Son unas diez libras
10ポンドくらい
한 10파운드쯤 해.
Cost me a tenner.
花了我十镑
Me costó diez libras
10ポンドかかった
10파운드 들었어.

✗ Don't Say

Fine in casual contexts
非正式场合可以用
Bien en contextos casuales
カジュアルな場面でOK
비격식 상황에서 사용 가능
Use 'ten pounds' formally
正式场合用'ten pounds'
Usa 'ten pounds' formalmente
フォーマルには「ten pounds」を使う
격식 있는 자리에서는 'ten pounds'를 사용

Common Mistakes

British/Irish specific
Americans don't use it for dollars

Origin & History

Simple derivation from 'ten' with the '-er' suffix used in British currency slang. Part of the series with 'fiver' (five pounds).

Etymology: Ten + -er suffix = tenner

First recorded: British usage from late 19th century

Cultural Context

Era: Late 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal in British transactions; Common in pricing conversations

Regional notes: British and Irish. Also used in Australia for ten dollars.

Variations

TennerA tennerA couple of tenners