Fifty
//ˈfɪfti// noun, num
noun, num ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. countable
"Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?"
- 2 a United States bill worth 50 dollars wordnet
- 3 A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
- 4 the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five wordnet
Adjective
- 1 being ten more than forty wordnet
Numeral
- 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."
Example
More examples"One hundred and fifty thousand couples are expected to get married in Shanghai in 2006."
Etymology
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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