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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | tien |
1HMN the number 10 : 
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days.I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock). At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days.I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock).At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).2 used to say that something is very likely : Ten to one he'll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.
ten to one
informalTen to one he'll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.3 to be very common and therefore not special or unusual
be ten a penny
British English informal➔ be a dime a dozen
at dime (2)4 used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone : You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.
(get) ten out of ten (for something)
British EnglishYou get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.5 [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds : I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten.
I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten.