tenth

noun

ˈten(t)th 

plural tenths ˈten(t)s  ˈten(t)ths 

1

: one that is number ten in a series

the tenth of February

She was the tenth in line.

see Table of Numbers

2

: one of ten equal parts of something

He sold the car for a tenth of its value.

3

a

: a musical interval embracing an octave and a third

b

: the tone at this interval

tenth adjective or adverb

the tenth floor

the world's tenth largest company

Examples of tenth in a Sentence

He was tenth in line.

He traded stocks for one tenth their face value.

I only paid a tenth of what you did for that jacket.

Recent Examples on the Web

New precipitation amounts to less than a tenth of an inch possible. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024

The Guardians went on to win in the tenth, after the Yankees went scoreless. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024

But less than a tenth of ASPS members offer CosmetAssure, or any other form of complication insurance. —Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024

And because women require about one tenth the dose that men do, physicians must prescribe it in men’s dosages and teach their female patients how to divide that into a woman's dosage. —Kristin Auble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tenth

• tenth-rate

Kids Definition

tenth

noun

ˈten(t)th 

plural tenths ˈten(t)s 

ˈten(t)ths

1

: one that is number 10 in a series see number

2

: one of 10 equal parts of something

3

: the one numbered 10 in a countable series

tenth adjective or adverb