plural fifths
ˈfiths 
ˈfif(t)ths,
ˈfif(t)s
1
: one that is number five in a series
Payment is due on the fifth of the month.
see Table of Numbers
2
: one of five equal parts of something
spent a fifth of their income on rent
3
a
: the musical interval embracing five diatonic degrees
b
: a tone at this interval
specifically
: dominant sense 1
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones at this interval
4
: a unit of measure for liquor equal to one fifth of a U.S. gallon (0.757 liter)
5
the Fifth
: the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
also
: the right accorded by the Fifth Amendment to refuse to testify against oneself see also plead the Fifth, take the Fifth
fifth
adjective or adverb
the fifth annual food festival
She finished fifth in the race.
fifthly
adverb
Fourthly, it takes a lot of concrete to make a nuclear power plant. Fifthly, there is no place to put the waste that is safe.
—
Victor Odlivak
Victor Odlivak
Examples of fifth in a Sentence
The bill is due on the fifth of each month.
She donated a fifth of her income to charity.
bought a fifth of whiskey
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But immigrants without legal permission are more than a fifth of the construction workforce, so deportations would severely hamper efforts to increase the housing supply.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
With its hotels and resorts business making up no more than about one fifth of annual group operating revenue over two decades, Date is positioning accommodation for a breakout.
—James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Love is one of six players named to the AP's preseason All-America team, tied for fifth with Duke's Cooper Flagg.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The coming week will be another busy one for third-quarter earnings, with nearly one fifth of the S & P 500 — or 96 companies — on deck to post their latest results.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
With its hotels and resorts business making up no more than about one fifth of annual group operating revenue over two decades, Date is positioning accommodation for a breakout.
—James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Love is one of six players named to the AP's preseason All-America team, tied for fifth with Duke's Cooper Flagg.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The coming week will be another busy one for third-quarter earnings, with nearly one fifth of the S & P 500 — or 96 companies — on deck to post their latest results.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Fifth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifth. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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