ten-spot

noun

1

informal : a ten-dollar bill

If someone offered you a ten-spot to scribble your name on a piece of paper, would you refuse?

—Mike Royko, Pittsburgh Press, 24 Oct. 1989

2

: a playing card with ten spots

Word History

Etymology

ten entry 1 + spot

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