fiver

/'faivə/

Thân thiện

A cashier hands a customer a crisp fiver as change.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A five-dollar bill: A piece of U.S. paper currency with a value of five dollars.
   • A five-pound note: (Informal, chiefly British) A piece of British paper currency with a value of five pounds sterling.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Can you break a twenty? I need a ten, a fiver, and five ones.
  • I found a crumpled fiver in my coat pocket from my last trip to London.

Advanced Usage

• "A borrowed fiver": A small, informal loan of five dollars or pounds.

  • He spotted me a borrowed fiver for coffee when I forgot my wallet.

• "To be a fiver short": To lack five dollars/pounds of the required amount.

  • I'm afraid I'm a fiver short for the total. Can I pay you back tomorrow?

Variants and Related Words

• Tenner (n, informal): A ten-dollar bill or a ten-pound note.
  • I only have a tenner; do you have change?

Synonyms

• Five-dollar bill: (Formal) U.S. currency.
• Five-pound note: (Formal) British currency.
• Five-spot: (Informal, chiefly U.S.) A five-dollar bill.

Related Phrases

• "It's a fiver": Used to state the cost of something is five pounds/dollars.
  • How much for the book? — It's a fiver.

Related Idioms

• "Not for a fiver": Not for any amount of money; expressing strong refusal or disbelief.
  • You wouldn't catch me skydiving, not for a fiver!

Học thuật

Noun

1. a United States bill worth 5 dollars

Từ đồng nghĩa

• five-spot
• five dollar bill