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[ fahy-ver ] / ˈfaɪ vər /
noun Slang.a five-dollar bill. British. a five-pound note. Origin of fiverFirst recorded in 1830–40; five + -er1 Words nearby fiverFive Nations, Five Nations Championship, five o'clock shadow, fivepenny, fivepins, fiver, fives, five senses, five-speed, five-spice powder, five-spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fiverI'll bet a fiver the others were, too, if they'll only own up to it. The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis When he had got ten yards on his way towards Harold Etches and a fiver he felt something in his hand. The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett A fellow sent me a fiver only last week, and I've got plenty of post-office orders for sovs. London's Heart|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon Here's a fiver to pay for your trouble, and another for the lad who brought you here. The Chief Legatee|Anna Katharine Green
"Right, sir," responded Glew, a creature to whom the word "fiver" was all that was necessary by way of present explanation. The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird
British Dictionary definitions for fiver
noun informal(in Britain) a five-pound note (in the US) a five-dollar bill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fiverquintuple, cinquefoil, pentangle, pentagram, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintette, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, pentamerous, quinary, quinate, quinquennial, quincunx, quintuplicate |