stiver
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sti·ver
(stī′vər)n.
1. A nickel coin used in the Netherlands and worth 1/20 of a guilder.
2. Something of small value.
[Dutch stuiver, from Middle Dutch stuyver.]
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stiver
(ˈstaɪvə)n
1. (Currencies) a former Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder
2. a small amount, esp of money
[C16: from Dutch stuiver; related to Middle Low German stüver, Danish styver]
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sti•ver
(ˈstaɪ vər)n.
1. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
2. the smallest possible amount: not a stiver of work.
[1495–1505; < Dutch stuiver]
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