fiver

noun

fiv·​er ˈfī-vər 

1

slang : a 5-dollar bill

2

British : a 5-pound note

Examples of fiver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026

The bar is cash only; bring lots of fivers and tip generously. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2025

Evangeline picks up an orange that one of Hank’s hillbillies drops, perhaps because in Alaska during winter that’s like finding a fiver. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024

Now a lot of Main Street is boarded up, even the fancy stores, although there’s no shortage of places to drop a fiver on a cup of coffee. — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022

The man grabbed Thibodeaux's cash out of his hand, found a good fiver and threw the rest back at him. — Anita Chabria, sacbee, 29 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fiver

• nine-to-fiver

Rhymes for fiver

• diver
• driver
• hiver
• kiver
• niver
• stiver
• revivor
• screwdriver
• survivor