"fives" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /faɪvz/ Audio: En-au-fives.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪvz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fives
  1. plural of five Tags: form-of, plural Form of: five
    Sense id: en-fives-en-noun-ugy6uOl6 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 23 18 25 18

Noun

IPA: /faɪvz/ Audio: En-au-fives.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪvz Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fives (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly British) a ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall. Tags: British, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fives-en-noun-NUSR9lpi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 12 30 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 23 18 25 18

Noun

IPA: /faɪvz/ Audio: En-au-fives.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪvz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} fives pl (plural only)
  1. (poker slang) A pair of fives. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Poker Translations (pair of fives): viitospari (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fives-en-noun-oO6ZZHIL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 12 30 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 23 18 25 18 Topics: card-games, poker Disambiguation of 'pair of fives': 98 0 2
  2. (UK, prison slang) The cells located on the fourth floor. Tags: UK, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-fives-en-noun-bAOvadjC Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 12 30 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 23 18 25 18
  3. (finance, archaic) Shares at a rate of five percent. Tags: archaic, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Finance Translations (plural of 'five'): пятёрки (pjatjórki) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fives-en-noun--HIuvj3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 30 12 30 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 23 18 25 18 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of "plural of 'five'": 10 24 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 5's, 5s, bunch of fives

Alternative forms

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