tens
nounUK /tɛnz/
US /tɛnz/
The number 10 written more than once, like 10, 20, 30.
Count by tens to get to one hundred.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Groups or sets of ten things.
The apples were packed in tens.
3. The tens place in a number, showing how many groups of ten there are.
In 47, the digit 4 is in the tens place.
4. Banknotes worth ten units of money.
He paid with two tens.