fifth

Coming after the fourth person or thing in a series.

• Our room is on the fifth floor.
• She finished in fifth place.
• This is my fifth visit to Rome.

Similar words: 5th, Vth, V., V

Common phrases: fifth floor, fifth place, fifth birthday, fifth time

One of five equal parts of something.

• I ate a fifth of the cake.
• Rent takes up two fifths of her income.
• About one fifth of the land is forest.

How to use it: a fifth of something (A fifth of the class was absent.)

Similar words: one fifth

Common phrases: a fifth, one fifth, a fifth of, two fifths

A bottle of strong alcoholic drink holding about three quarters of a litre.

• She bought a fifth of gin.
• They shared a fifth of whiskey over the weekend.
• An unopened fifth of vodka stood on the shelf.

How to use it: a fifth of something (He bought a fifth of bourbon.)

Common phrases: a fifth of, fifth of whiskey, fifth of vodka