Word
abe
Phoneticsabe
/ˈeɪb/
Countable noun
Definition
n. a five-dollar bill in the United States.
n. a five-dollar bill in US currency, so named because Abraham Lincoln's portrait appears on it.
Examples
“Can you lend me an abe for the vending machine?”
“He reached into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled abe to pay for the coffee.”
“While the term is less common than 'fin' or 'fiver', some regional dialects still use 'abe' to refer specifically to the five-dollar denomination in casual transactions.”
Examples
simple
“Can you lend me an abe for the vending machine?”
contextual
“He reached into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled abe to pay for the coffee.”
complex
“While the term is less common than 'fin' or 'fiver', some regional dialects still use 'abe' to refer specifically to the five-dollar denomination in casual transactions.”
Usage
Usually written with a capital 'A' as 'Abe'.
Real-World Examples
“Shinzo Abe, the late Japanese prime minister, had reached an entente with Putin over the territory, with visits by Japanese citizens to family graves resuming and talk of a future peace treaty.” Etymology
Shortened from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency.
Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms
Word family
VERB
NOUN
ADVERB
Idioms
01. Honest Abe
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