Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A five-dollar bill.
- noun Chiefly British A five-pound note.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A five-pound or five-dollar note.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang A
banknote with a value of five units of currency. - noun By extension: the value in money that this represents.
- noun A clenched fist.
- noun A mathematical puzzle played on a 5x5 grid.
- noun Islam A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
- noun religion 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 ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
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Examples
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Nikita Sergeyevich told western reporters the unfortunate Soviet citizen got a "fiver" -- one year for insulting the party chairman and four for revealing a state secret.
Ken Blackwell: Hillary's Bad Hair Week Ken Blackwell 2010
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Nikita Sergeyevich told western reporters the unfortunate Soviet citizen got a "fiver" -- one year for insulting the party chairman and four for revealing a state secret.
Ken Blackwell: Hillary's Bad Hair Week Ken Blackwell 2010
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Don't you that a fiver is a lot of money for someone on a fixed income?
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There are 8 shorts in the programme, they're all being shown in the one section, and you can see them all for a fiver, which is pretty good.
We like short shorts James Moran 2004
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The twilight schedule makes for long days and late departures, but the media café remains open and provides a substantial Greek salad for about a fiver, which is reasonable compensation.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Simon Arron 2011
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THE jet-fighter for a fiver was a scam too far even for Russia.
Latest Articles The Australian 2010
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At that time a fiver was a fortnight's housekeeping.
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And I also believe that the story of the man who won 650,000 off ********* from a fiver is a scam. front page publicity.
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Don't agree the fiver is a digression - even if it had been 50p or £5000, it would be equally contemptible.
Guy Fawkes' blog 2009
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Mum also picked the third place and made a fiver which is the most any of us have made ever.
Feeling Listless - "Taking the credit for your second symphony." 2004
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