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fiver

/ˈfaɪvɚ/ noun C2
  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. The value in money that this represents. (slang) · I bought the chocolates; they were only a fiver.
  3. A clenched fist. (colloquial)
  4. A mathematical puzzle played on a 5 × 5 grid.
  5. A Zaydi Shiite Muslim, who disagrees with the majority of Shiites on the identity of the Fifth Imam.
  6. 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).

Plural fivers

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As to money, well, so far as a fiver or even a tenner goes you can always look to me.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 109 · C1

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