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fiver

[ fahy-ver ]
/ ˈfaɪ vər /
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noun Slang.
a five-dollar bill.
British. a five-pound note.
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Origin of fiver

First recorded in 1830–40; five + -er1

Words nearby fiver

Five Nations, Five Nations Championship, five o'clock shadow, fivepenny, fivepins, fiver, fives, five senses, five-speed, five-spice powder, five-spot
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Words related to fiver

quintuple, cinquefoil, pentangle, pentagram, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintette, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, pentamerous, quinary, quinate, quinquennial, quincunx, quintuplicate

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British Dictionary definitions for fiver

fiver
/ (ˈfaɪvə) /
noun informal
(in Britain) a five-pound note
(in the US) a five-dollar bill
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