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Fifty

//ˈfɪfti// noun, num

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    being ten more than forty wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. countable

    "Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?"

  2. 2
    a United States bill worth 50 dollars wordnet
  3. 3
    A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
  4. 4
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five wordnet
Numeral
  1. 1
    The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

    "Accounts with between fifty thousand and two hundred thousand followers are considered “microinfluencers,” and tend to have higher engagement rates—that is, a larger share of their followers like, favorite, or comment on their posts—than those with millions of followers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty.

Etymology 2

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty.

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