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fiver
FY-vuh · /ˈfaɪ.və/
Local meaning
Five pounds, or a banknote worth five pounds.
In UK informal English, a “fiver” can mean the amount of five pounds or a physical five-pound note. Context distinguishes “it cost a fiver” from “have you got a fiver?”. In American English the same word may instead refer to a five-dollar bill, so location matters.
Examples in context
- The market stall sells these for a fiver.
- Have you got a fiver for the collection?
- I paid with a tenner and got a fiver back.
How it is used
A fiver is exactly five units of the local currency indicated by context. On a London page, the default interpretation is five pounds.
Casual, practical, neutral, or economical.
Cash payments, prices, borrowing, tips, collections, and small purchases.
Broad informal British conversation.
Do not assume the currency outside the UK; American speakers may mean five dollars.
Spelling and scope
Routine informal British money vocabulary heard throughout London and the UK; it also has a separate US dollar use.
Common search forms stay discoverable without claiming that every London community uses one spelling.
Common patterns
- cost a fiver
- for a fiver
- lend me a fiver
- a spare fiver
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
Sources support the definition, history, or usage layer. Local review remains welcome.
- fiver — English meaningCambridge Dictionary
Documents the UK informal noun for five pounds or a five-pound note and notes the separate US dollar use.