fiver

American  

[fahy-ver] / ˈfaɪ vər /

noun

Slang.

• fivers
  plural

1. a five-dollar bill.

2. British. a five-pound note.

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fiver British  

/ ˈfaɪvə /

noun

1. (in Britain) a five-pound note

2. (in the US) a five-dollar bill

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fivers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fiver

First recorded in 1830–40; five + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fiver fivers

"A lot of the mums here would tell you even if they were getting an extra fiver a week, they would be grateful for anything."

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

You can pick one up for less than a fiver.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

"A couple of folk said you owe them at least a fiver, so I messaged and said if you come back I'll give you a wee something," she added.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

"I didn't even check here to be fair. Down there it's a fiver to park, you get a bus - the bus is nice. It's regular," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025

From the corners of my eyes I saw Mpandhlani give the piece of fiver to a five-year-old boy.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

We were not even asking for pounds or fivers but just pennies.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2022

My former Boston Globe colleague Marie Franklin helped spark this effort; she has blogged about how she saved over $40,000 in less than 15 years just by not spending fivers.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2022

People were sending in their fivers and tenners.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2019

It says its ATMs dispensing £5 notes are clearly labelled, and give out at least two fivers in a combination of notes when customers withdraw between £40 and £100.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2011

The notes weren't fivers, nor tenners; they were all twenty-pound notes.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell