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fiver¹

  • /ˈfaɪvɚ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪvə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun fivers

  1. slang A banknote with a value of five units of currency. Do you have a fiver I could borrow? I can pay you back tomorrow.
  2. broadly, slang The value in money that this represents. I bought the chocolates; they were only a fiver.
  3. colloquial A clenched fist.

    Similar: bunch of fives

  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).

Fiver²

Where it comes from

From five + -er (“supporter”) or + -er (occupational suffix).

noun Fivers

  1. A Zaidi Shi'a Muslim. The three major branches or sects are the Twelvers, Seveners, and Fivers.
  2. slang A fan of the American science-fiction television series Babylon 5. It is more than two weeks that Babylon 5 aired for the last time. We, Portuguese Fivers of conviction, are few.

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noun banknote

DeutschFünfer
Русскийпятёрка pjatjórka

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@misc{fiver_2026,
  title = {fiver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fiver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}