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Sun 3 Oct, 2004 11:56 pm
What does top fiver mean?
Context:
No. 3 offender: Automotive repair. Another consistent top fiver, consumers most often complained about problems with manufacturers or dealers, incorrect repairs, cost overruns and "ghost" repairs -- getting charged for work that wasn't done.
I suppose,that stand for top five stars.
Oristar - In that context it seems to mean "it is a member of the top five", so the full meaning is that Automotive Repairs are consistently in the top five items of the list.
More in usage in America is "top ten"
It seems an unusual usage. Fiver, AHD tells us it is a five-dollar bill.
Thanks for replying.
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