Word
fifty
US/ˈfɪfti/
UK/fˈɪfti/
Definitions
01the number 50
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
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.”
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03cricket score
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
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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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