noun
fifth
One equal part of a whole divided into five.
Each child receives a fifth of the equally divided cake.
Etymology
Fifth is the ordinal associated with five. Used as a fraction, it names one share when a whole has been divided into five equal shares.
More examples
- Two fifths of the class walk to school.
- She saves a fifth of every paycheck.
- The old label identifies the whiskey bottle as a fifth.
Forms
fifth · fifths