Home › Words › T › tenpercenterytenpercenterytenpercentery means A talent agency.EtymologyFrom ten + percent + -ery, from the traditional 10% commission which agents collect from whatever amount their clients earn.nounA talent agency.e.g.“Twenty-five years ago, a clutch of agents left the William Morris Agency to form CAA, forever changing the way tenpercenteries conduct business.” — 2000 June 13, Dan Cox, Claude Brodesser, “Seismic steps for H'w'd reps”, in Variety:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tenemental 51% match — Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants. vs tenpercentery →tenementary 50% match — Capable of being leased; held by tenants. vs tenpercentery →talanton 50% match — A talent (ancient unit of weight and money) vs tenpercentery →decempartite 48% match — Having ten parts vs tenpercentery →terentian 48% match — Of or relating to Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, 195/185–159 BC), Ancient Roman playwright. vs tenpercentery →dectet 47% match — A group of ten musicians. vs tenpercentery →tenantry 47% match — The act or state of being a tenant. vs tenpercentery →centesm 47% match — One hundredth part; one percent. vs tenpercentery →