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• plural of five.

fives

American  

[fahyvz] / faɪvz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls.

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fives British  

/ faɪvz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a ball game similar to squash but played with bats or the hands

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Etymology

Origin of fives

First recorded in 1630–40; five + -s ³

Example Sentences

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fives

Brokers have the option to buy an additional 83.3 million shares as part of a standard overallotment option to help balance supply and demand, messing up the nine fives.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

In general, mobile homes are two to fives times more vulnerable in an earthquake than wood-frame houses, according to earthquake experts in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Manny Farber said that when he was about 4 years old, his father demonstrated to him how a computer worked by writing a computer program on the fly that could count to 100 by fives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

The outbreak in Enfield comes as the government launches a wider campaign to improve childhood vaccination uptake for measles and other jabs for under fives.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

There was a ten and a bunch of fives and more ones than she could count.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies