Idiom idiom
fifty-cent tour
Meaning
A fast and general introduction to a place.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He gave me a fifty-cent tour of the new office.”
“Since we only have ten minutes, I will give you a quick fifty-cent tour of the building.”
“Before the board meeting began, the manager provided a brief fifty-cent tour of the facility to ensure the investors understood the basic layout.”
Origin
The term is an adaptation of the earlier nickel tour, updated to account for the effects of inflation on the nominal cost of a brief introduction.
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Last updated August 10, 2026