- each of five equal parts of something
- She cut the cake into fifths.
- He gave her a fifth of the total amount.
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See fifth in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarytake/plead the fifth
- (US English) to make use of the right to refuse to answer questions in court about a crime, because you may give information which will make it seem that you are guilty
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