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单词 fiver
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Definition of fiver in English:

fiver

noun ˈfʌɪvəˈfaɪvər
British informal
  • 1A five-pound note.

    〈英,非正式〉五英镑的钞票

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I went round to people's desks with the collection sheet, nearly everyone made a donation and lots were putting in fivers.
    • How about the smell of crisp new fivers and tenners, please?
    • But it's also true that there has been a steady flow of fivers from old women with spidery handwriting.
    • Admittedly, an extra fiver or tenner a month won't break the bank for most people but, for many of us, the council tax is one of our largest expenses.
    • We are not talking in terms of a fiver or a tenner here or there.
    • The Treasury is planning to make the nation's money go further by replacing all its fivers with plastic bank notes.
    • People who would usually put in £1 have been giving fivers.
    • Right now I've got a couple of crumpled-up old fivers in my pocket.
    • They'll never remember to pay you in that state and even if they do, they'll mix up tenners and fivers - a fact which won't always work in your favour.
    • Unfortunately, at the moment, sales are slow, as most such wines cost over a fiver (and many hover closer to a tenner).
    • He nudged her out of the way before grabbing a fistful of fivers from the till.
    • His helper passes the CDs to him from a three-feet-deep cardboard box and the trader dishes them out to supporters as fivers and tenners change hands.
    • Short of the band throwing fivers into the audience, the show couldn't be much better.
    • The General paid the bill from a bundle of fivers and hurried down the stairs.
    • They said they'd pay her a fiver then proceeded to borrow a tenner off me.
    • Some gave us fivers while others paid with a £20 note.
    • It is offering passengers from York the chance to travel to London for just a fiver - with a return ticket costing a tenner.
    • Corruption is about far more than an envelope stuffed full of fivers in someone's back pocket.
    • Never wanting to be left out, here is a dream I had last night: I opened my wallet, and found an old bank slip, three fivers and a tenner there.
    • ‘I wish I was rich enough to use fivers as scrap paper,’ remarked Caroline.
    1. 1.1North American A five-dollar bill.
      〈北美〉五美元的钞票
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I picked up my frappuccino and drank it all down whilst Justin pulled out a fiver and left it on the table.
      • The fiver will be paid back next Saturday at the pub.
      • I search my wallet for something extra, but I've only got a fiver and my checkbook is at home.
      • The happy hour offer is excellent value and the promotional bottle of wine at a fiver well what more can I say.
      • Then, Frances bounded into the living room to collect a fiver after she heard her mom curse.
      • He could have contradicted the Aussie's statement but the fiver, still rolled up in his weak hand, was enough validation for him.
      • She says she'll sell it, and then if fate places that fiver and that book in each other's hands someday, they'll know they were meant to be together.
      • Next I made it known that I would pick up anyone's kitchen detail for a fiver and soon I was working the wash box four days a week.
      • After an empty fifteen seconds, he lowered his head down to the line and placed the fiver under his nose.
      • I love mix tapes as much as the next cheapskate, but I like to get them for a fiver from my local market bootlegger.
      • What makes the whole operation so charming is that it seems like no one's dropping anything even as heavy as a fiver, so you lose your cash dollar by dollar.
      • The next day my boatmates and I each slipped Martin a fiver, and suddenly his English improved immensely.

Rhymes

conniver, contriver, diver, driver, Godiva, Ivor, jiver, Liver, reviver, saliva, skiver, striver, survivor, viva

Definition of fiver in US English:

fiver

nounˈfīvərˈfaɪvər
North American informal
  • 1A five-dollar bill.

    〈北美〉五美元的钞票

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What makes the whole operation so charming is that it seems like no one's dropping anything even as heavy as a fiver, so you lose your cash dollar by dollar.
    • He could have contradicted the Aussie's statement but the fiver, still rolled up in his weak hand, was enough validation for him.
    • Next I made it known that I would pick up anyone's kitchen detail for a fiver and soon I was working the wash box four days a week.
    • After an empty fifteen seconds, he lowered his head down to the line and placed the fiver under his nose.
    • I picked up my frappuccino and drank it all down whilst Justin pulled out a fiver and left it on the table.
    • The next day my boatmates and I each slipped Martin a fiver, and suddenly his English improved immensely.
    • The happy hour offer is excellent value and the promotional bottle of wine at a fiver well what more can I say.
    • I search my wallet for something extra, but I've only got a fiver and my checkbook is at home.
    • Then, Frances bounded into the living room to collect a fiver after she heard her mom curse.
    • The fiver will be paid back next Saturday at the pub.
    • She says she'll sell it, and then if fate places that fiver and that book in each other's hands someday, they'll know they were meant to be together.
    • I love mix tapes as much as the next cheapskate, but I like to get them for a fiver from my local market bootlegger.
    1. 1.1British A five-pound note.
      〈英,非正式〉五英镑的钞票
      Example sentencesExamples
      • People who would usually put in £1 have been giving fivers.
      • The General paid the bill from a bundle of fivers and hurried down the stairs.
      • His helper passes the CDs to him from a three-feet-deep cardboard box and the trader dishes them out to supporters as fivers and tenners change hands.
      • When I went round to people's desks with the collection sheet, nearly everyone made a donation and lots were putting in fivers.
      • ‘I wish I was rich enough to use fivers as scrap paper,’ remarked Caroline.
      • Right now I've got a couple of crumpled-up old fivers in my pocket.
      • They said they'd pay her a fiver then proceeded to borrow a tenner off me.
      • Some gave us fivers while others paid with a £20 note.
      • Never wanting to be left out, here is a dream I had last night: I opened my wallet, and found an old bank slip, three fivers and a tenner there.
      • But it's also true that there has been a steady flow of fivers from old women with spidery handwriting.
      • It is offering passengers from York the chance to travel to London for just a fiver - with a return ticket costing a tenner.
      • Admittedly, an extra fiver or tenner a month won't break the bank for most people but, for many of us, the council tax is one of our largest expenses.
      • He nudged her out of the way before grabbing a fistful of fivers from the till.
      • Short of the band throwing fivers into the audience, the show couldn't be much better.
      • We are not talking in terms of a fiver or a tenner here or there.
      • They'll never remember to pay you in that state and even if they do, they'll mix up tenners and fivers - a fact which won't always work in your favour.
      • Corruption is about far more than an envelope stuffed full of fivers in someone's back pocket.
      • Unfortunately, at the moment, sales are slow, as most such wines cost over a fiver (and many hover closer to a tenner).
      • How about the smell of crisp new fivers and tenners, please?
      • The Treasury is planning to make the nation's money go further by replacing all its fivers with plastic bank notes.
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