stiver

[ stahy-ver ]

/ ˈstaɪ vər /

noun

Also stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.

the smallest possible amount: not worth a stiver; not a stiver of work.

Nearby words

stitchery, stitching, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, stk, stk., stlg., stm, stmt

Origin of stiver

First recorded in 1495–1505, stiver is from the Dutch word stuiver

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Examples from the Web for stiver

Then followed another punt from the Haskell full-back, and Stiver caught the ball.
Dick Hamilton's Football Team|Howard R. Garis
Dutton murmured something, but the words "horse" and "Stiver" were all they could distinguish.
Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days|Howard R. Garis
"Not worth a stiver" is a colloquialism to express a person's poverty.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
At Amsterdam it costs a stiver per pound; but I have not yet been able to learn what wood it properly is.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

Every sous of this went to the public charities; Jasmin will not accept a stiver of money so earned.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles

British Dictionary definitions for stiver

stiver

/ (ˈstaɪvə) /

noun

a former Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder

a small amount, esp of money

Word Origin for stiver

C16: from Dutch stuiver; related to Middle Low German stüver, Danish styver

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