fiver

[US]/'faɪvə/
[UK]/'faɪvɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a five-pound note

Example Sentences

he cadged fivers off old school friends.

Its compositional ichthyofauna differs from its consecuting fiver systems,and has momentous significance on succession of fishes and ichthyofauna dividatur in watershed of North China.

Can you lend me a fiver for lunch?

He found a fiver in his pocket.

I owe you a fiver from last week.

She bet a fiver on the horse race.

I need to break this fiver into smaller change.

He won a fiver in a poker game.

She always carries a fiver in her wallet for emergencies.

I can't believe I dropped my last fiver on the street.

He gave the street performer a fiver as a tip.

She donated a fiver to the charity fundraiser.

Real-world Examples

But you were right to say a fiver.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Tenner is like $10. We say tenner and a fiver for $5 or five pounds.

Source: Listening Digest

You can have two for a fiver.

Source: How to have a conversation in English

It's 4 quid, it's less than a fiver.

Source: Gourmet Base

So, I'm using a fiver's worth of it.

Source: Gourmet Base

Tell you what, since I'm in a generous mood, you can have two for a fiver.

Source: How to have a conversation in English

I'd happily pay at least a fiver for that.

Source: Gourmet Base

It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't stop talking about it.

Source: 2023 Graduate School Entrance Examination English II

T-shirts for a fiver and shoes for under a tenner, all roughly equivalent to the price of an everyday meal.

Source: British culture

Okay, so we've just looked at the slang terms for the notes: " tenner" , " fiver" , and " quid" .

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

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