Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - five number

1 5 2 a piece of paper money worth $5 or -5  (Do you have two fives for a ten?)  (- see also fiver) 3 give sb (a) five to hit the inside of someone's hand with your hand to show that you are very pleased about something 4 take five used to tell people to stop working for a few minutes 5 five-day/five-month/five-year happening or continuing for five days, months, or years  (I've got a five-month contract in Bahrain.) 6 fives a British ball game in which the ball is hit with the hand against any of three walls  (- compare handball (1), - see also high five, nine­to­five)