stiver
Americannoun
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Also stuiver a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
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the smallest possible amount.
not worth a stiver; not a stiver of work.
noun
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a former Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder
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a small amount, esp of money
Etymology
Origin of stiver
First recorded in 1495–1505, stiver is from the Dutch word stuiver
Example Sentences
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Behind her was a background of the stiver sea.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Baron von Wildenrod has the reputation here of being rich, but in reality is not worth a stiver.
From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
And here's the offer that I wrote In '33 to Lucy Diver; And here John Wylie's begging note,— He never paid me back a stiver.
From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane
We ain’t none of us got a stiver, that’s wot’s the matter with us.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Stevenson, Robert Louis
His swinging footsteps could be heard growing fainter, but no stiver of my silver had lined his pocket.
From The Other Fellow by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
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