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Word

fifty

US/ˈfɪfti/

UK/fˈɪfti/

Definitions

01the number 50

A1 · Math

num. the number 50.

num. the cardinal number between forty-nine and fifty-one.

“There were fifty people waiting in line for the new shop to open.”

“The survey collected responses from fifty participants across three different age groups to ensure a balanced perspective.”

02money

B1

n. a banknote or coin worth 50 units of money, like dollars or pounds.

n. a banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.

“He paid for the groceries with a fifty and waited for his change.”

“The cashier carefully checked the security features on the fifty before placing it in the register.”

Synonyms

fifty-dollar billfifty-pound note

03cricket score

B2 · Sport

n. a score of at least 50 runs in a game of cricket.

n. a batsman's score of at least 50 runs but fewer than 100 runs.

“The crowd cheered when the player reached his fifty.”

“After a shaky start, the opening batsman settled in to record a solid fifty, providing the stability the team desperately needed.”

British English

Synonyms

half-century

Etymology

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

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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