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Definition of Fiver
1. Noun. A United States bill worth 5 dollars.
Generic synonyms: Bank Bill, Bank Note, Banker's Bill, Banknote, Bill, Federal Reserve Note, Government Note, Greenback, Note
Specialized synonyms: Nickel, Nickel Note
Definition of Fiver
1. Noun. (slang) A banknote with a value of five units of currency. ¹
2. Noun. By extension: the value in money that this represents. ¹
3. Noun. A clenched fist. ¹
4. Noun. A mathematical puzzle played on a 5x5 grid. ¹
5. Noun. (context: Islam) A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam. ¹
6. Noun. (context: 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). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fiver
1. a five-dollar bill [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiver
Literary usage of Fiver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary by John Millhouse, Ferdinando Bracciforti (1889)
"fever-fit ; avir la —, te be feverish, lo be in a fiver; ... to be slightly
feverish; d.ire la —, to put in a fiver; la — continua ..."
2. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1807)
"fiver to give, not being able to imagine from what i they proceeded ; but if any
information " had been given to them to ..."
3. The Theory and Practice of Commerce and Maritime Affairs by Gerónimo de Uztáriz (1751)
"... readily to bring into the mi At, 'as 10e/l the fiver coined in the Indies, as
the reji of '' the bullion, that jhall come over in ingots, bars, ..."
4. Memoirs and Campaigns of Charles John: Prince Royal of Sweden by John Philippart (1814)
"... strong position near the Inn, from which he could observe the combined army,
and attack them to advantage, should they attempt a passage of that fiver. ..."
5. A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most Approved Precedents by John Wentworth, George Townesend, James Cornwall (1797)
"... and that the faid John Draper may appear here in court to an fiver concerning
the offences ... fiver ..."
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