stiver

[ stahy-ver ]

/ ˈstaɪ vər /

noun

Also stuiver . a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.

the smallest possible amount: not worth a stiver; not a stiver of work.

Origin of stiver

First recorded in 1495–1505, stiver is from the Dutch word stuiver

Words nearby stiver

stitch-up, stitch wheel, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, St. James, St. James-Assiniboia, St. James's Palace, St.-Jean, St.-Jérôme

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Example sentences from the Web for stiver

Then followed another punt from the Haskell full-back, and Stiver caught the ball.
Dick Hamilton's Football Team|Howard R. Garis
Dutton murmured something, but the words "horse" and "Stiver" were all they could distinguish.
Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days|Howard R. Garis
"Not worth a stiver" is a colloquialism to express a person's poverty.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
At Amsterdam it costs a stiver per pound; but I have not yet been able to learn what wood it properly is.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

Every sous of this went to the public charities; Jasmin will not accept a stiver of money so earned.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist|Samuel Smiles

British Dictionary definitions for stiver

stiver

/ (ˈstaɪvə) /

noun

a former Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder

a small amount, esp of money

Word Origin for stiver

C16: from Dutch stuiver; related to Middle Low German stüver, Danish styver

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单词	stiver
释义	stiver [ stahy-ver ] / ˈstaɪ vər / noun Also stuiver . a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents. the smallest possible amount: not worth a stiver; not a stiver of work. Origin of stiver First recorded in 1495–1505, stiver is from the Dutch word stuiver Words nearby stiver stitch-up, stitch wheel, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, St. James, St. James-Assiniboia, St. James's Palace, St.-Jean, St.-Jérôme Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stiver Then followed another punt from the Haskell full-back, and Stiver caught the ball. Dick Hamilton's Football Team\|Howard R. Garis Dutton murmured something, but the words "horse" and "Stiver" were all they could distinguish. Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days\|Howard R. Garis "Not worth a stiver" is a colloquialism to express a person's poverty. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth At Amsterdam it costs a stiver per pound; but I have not yet been able to learn what wood it properly is. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman Every sous of this went to the public charities; Jasmin will not accept a stiver of money so earned. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist\|Samuel Smiles British Dictionary definitions for stiver stiver / (ˈstaɪvə) / noun a former Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder a small amount, esp of money Word Origin for stiver C16: from Dutch stuiver; related to Middle Low German stüver, Danish styver Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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