Tenth

/tɛnθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

One part in a group of ten equal parts.

He gave a tenth of his earnings to charity.

The person or thing in the tenth position.

The tenth of the month is when the rent is due.

adjective

Constituting number ten in a sequence; 10th.

She finished in tenth place in the marathon.

One of ten equal parts of something.

The cake was divided into tenth slices for the party.

fraction

The fraction representing one part of a whole divided into ten equal parts.

She needs to pay a tenth of her income in taxes.

From Old English 'teenth', related to 'ten'

tenth anniversary

The celebration of ten years of an event or occurrence.

one tenth of

An amount that is one out of ten equal parts.

ten

The cardinal number after nine.

decade

A period of ten years.

A way to refer to something as a small portion or fraction.

I only got a tenth of what I deserved from that deal.