fiver

nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈfaɪvɚ//

A banknote with a value of five units of currency.

noun

1
slangA banknote with a value of five units of currency.
Do you have a fiver I could borrow? I can pay you back tomorrow.
Charming man that—sort I abhor. Makes you feel it must lead up to borrowing a fiver every minute.
[…]a gesture that had a sort of self-parodying wit about it: it was like trying to borrow a fiver, getting turned down, and asking to borrow fifty quid instead.
2
slangThe value in money that this represents.
I bought the chocolates; they were only a fiver.
‘When they get there they will have cost me a fiver a beast in transport and fees.’
3
A clenched fist.
4
A mathematical puzzle played on a 5 × 5 grid.
5
A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
6
A person who gives five percent of their income or five hours a week of their time to charity (a reduction of ten percent tithing).

Etymology

From five + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (“supporter”).

Forms

plural: fivers

Fitzpatrick · A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.five · A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and…five-o · The police.

fiver · A banknote with a value of five units of currency.

Fiver · A Zaidi Shi'a Muslim.fives · A ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.Fives · A suburb of Lille, Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

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