fiver

slang

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Recent Examples of fiver 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 loss represented by the odd pocketed fiver is mainly one of trust. New York Times, 4 May 2021 Reuters/Simon Dawson Would Brits like a digital fiver? John Detrixhe, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2020 When the wellness-retreat trend cemented places like Bali, Tulum, and Goa as destinations for nine-to-fivers desperate for a reset, stylish travelers went searching for the next sunny spot. Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2019 If Palm Springs isn't your speed, head to New York's Ace, which set the standard with its locals-hang-here lobby and top-notch bar that attracts nearby nine-to-fivers and out-of-towners alike. Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2018 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 Unlike most other cities, Birmingham's downtown has no congestion after all the nine-to-fivers clear out. Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiver
Noun
  • To avoid a painful shutdown, Congress will need to pass legislation designating new spending level or extend current ones.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • That era was a tough one for Letterman, who was thought to be a shoo-in to replace Carson but NBC opted to go with Jay Leno instead.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Gary has been trying to get more support from U.S. Steel since at least the fifties.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Lee was previously diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in her fifties and given a one-year life expectancy, according to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As millions of voters have left the major parties in California, and tens of millions nationwide, the number of independent voters has more than doubled, going from 14% of the electorate twenty years ago to almost a quarter of the California electorate today.
    Jeremy Gruber, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Still, with tens of thousands of football fans from Philadelphia, Kansas City and elsewhere headed to the Big Easy, a significant law enforcement presence will be in New Orleans just in case.
    Jason Morris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After his loss to Rollins at Crown Jewel, Reed is still seeking that elusive major victory, but given what Rollins told him after the bout, their Crown Jewel match should be the first of at least a few marquee matches between the twos tars.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Brown is an athletic guard who can guard ones and twos on the court and destroy those who are less athletic.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.
    Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Putting down an odd number, such as $10.11 instead of just a tenner, in the closing hours is her lucky tip for beating the masses.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 31 May 2022
Noun
  • The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Daniel had been reportedly seeking visitation rights with their son, as well as millions of dollars.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stiffing American businesses on hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already been done, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nowadays there are thousands of types of fans from hundreds of brands in multiple categories, sizes, and shapes.
    Kat Merck, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Over 6,000 residents have recently left the Greek island of Santorini after hundreds of earthquakes.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Fiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiver. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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