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Fiver

//ˈfaɪvɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A banknote with a value of five units of currency. slang

    "Do you have a fiver I could borrow? I can pay you back tomorrow."

  2. 2
    A Zaidi Shi'a Muslim.

    "The three major branches or sects are the Twelvers, Seveners, and Fivers."

  3. 3
    a United States bill worth 5 dollars wordnet
  4. 4
    The value in money that this represents. broadly, slang

    "I bought the chocolates; they were only a fiver."

  5. 5
    A fan of the American science-fiction television series Babylon 5. slang

    "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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  1. 6
    A clenched fist. colloquial
  2. 7
    A mathematical puzzle played on a 5 × 5 grid.
  3. 8
    A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
  4. 9
    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).

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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