Why is a five dollar bill called a fin?

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From the Yiddish finef or finf, meaning "five," comes another word for a five-spot: the fin.

2006-10-27 05:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Because two fins make a sawbuck

2006-10-27 12:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

cause if you fold it properly, it will look like the fin on a '59 caddie. honest !

2006-10-27 12:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by kendra bryn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I didn't know that it was?

I have always called it either $3.95 or $4.29. Depending on how close to a recession we were for that year?

2006-10-27 12:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋