fiver

[ fahy-ver ]
/ ˈfaɪ vər /

noun Slang.

a five-dollar bill.
British. a five-pound note.

Origin of fiver

First recorded in 1830–40; five + -er1

Definition for fiver (2 of 2)

five
[ fahyv ]
/ faɪv /

noun

a cardinal number, four plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
Informal. a five-dollar bill: Can you give me two fives for a ten?

adjective

amounting to five in number.

Origin of five

before 1000; 1925–30 for def 7; Middle English; Old English fīf; cognate with Dutch vijf, German fünf, Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Latin quīnque, Greek pénte, Sanskrit pancha

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British Dictionary definitions for fiver (1 of 2)

fiver
/ (ˈfaɪvə) /

noun informal

(in Britain) a five-pound note
(in the US) a five-dollar bill

British Dictionary definitions for fiver (2 of 2)

five
/ (faɪv) /

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
a numeral, 5, V, etc, representing this number
the amount or quantity that is one greater than four
something representing, represented by, or consisting of five units, such as a playing card with five symbols on it

determiner

  1. amounting to fivefive minutes; five nights
  2. (as pronoun)choose any five you like Related prefixes: penta-, quinque-
See also fives

Word Origin for five

Old English fīf; related to Old Norse fimm, Gothic fimf, Old High German finf, Latin quinque, Greek pente, Sanskrit pañca

Idioms and Phrases with fiver

five

see take five.