fiver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfaɪvɚ/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From five + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (“supporter”).
Meanings
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(slang) A banknote with a value of five units of currency.
[…]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.
1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 15: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.
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
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(broadly, slang) 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.’
1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 42:
- (colloquial) A clenched fist.
- A mathematical puzzle played on a 5 × 5 grid.
- A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
- 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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fivers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
nl vijfje (banknote) · hu öteurós (banknote) · cy papur pum punt (banknote) · hu ötfontos etc. (banknote) · ga páipéar cúig phunt (banknote) · fi vitonen (banknote) · ru пятёрка (banknote) · hu ötös (banknote) · hu ötdolláros (banknote) · haw pepa pālima (banknote) · fi femma (banknote) · bg петачка (banknote) · de Fünfer (banknote)