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fiver

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪvɚ/

noun

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

  1. A 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.

  2. The 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).