one fifth
/wʌn fɪfθ/
noun
- One of five equal parts of a whole; 1/5.
- He donated one-fifth of his salary to charity.
- The bottle holds one-fifth of a gallon.
- Only one-fifth of the students passed the difficult exam.
adjective
- Being one of five equal parts; equal to 1/5.
- The recipe requires a one-fifth teaspoon of salt.
- They built a one-fifth scale replica of the ship.
- A one-fifth share of the profits was given to each partner.