fiver
[ fahy-ver ]
/ ˈfaɪ vər /
noun Slang.
a five-dollar bill.
British. a five-pound note.
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five-star, five-year plan, fivefold, fivepenny, fivepins, fiver, fives, fix, fix someone's wagon, fix up, fix-it
Definition for fiver (2 of 2)
five
[ fahyv ]
/ faɪv /
noun
a cardinal number, four plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
Informal. a five-dollar bill: Can you give me two fives for a ten?
adjective
amounting to five in number.
Origin of five
before 1000; 1925–30 for def 7; Middle English; Old English fīf; cognate with Dutch vijf, German fünf, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin quīnque, Greek pénte, Sanskrit pancha
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British Dictionary definitions for fiver (1 of 2)
fiver
/ (ˈfaɪvə) /
noun informal
(in Britain) a five-pound note
(in the US) a five-dollar bill
British Dictionary definitions for fiver (2 of 2)
five
/ (faɪv) /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number
the amount or quantity that is one greater than four
something representing, represented by, or consisting of five units, such as a playing card with five symbols on it
determiner
- amounting to fivefive minutes; five nights
- (as pronoun)choose any five you like Related prefixes: penta-, quinque-
See also fives
Word Origin for five
Old English fīf; related to Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Old High German finf, Latin quinque, Greek pente, Sanskrit pañca
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Idioms and Phrases with fiver
five
see take five.
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