fiver
/ˈfaɪvɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mathematical puzzle played on a 5 × 5 grid.
noun
A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
noun
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).
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "[…]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."
- "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.’"
- "The three major branches or sects are the Twelvers, Seveners, and Fivers."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfaɪvɚ/