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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fif•ty /ˈfɪfti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ties, adj. - a cardinal number, ten times five.
- a symbol for this number, as 50 or L.
- fifties, the numbers from 50 through 59, as in referring to the years of a lifetime or of a century or to degrees of temperature:The temperature is in the fifties.
- Informal Termsa fifty-dollar bill.
adj. [ before a noun] - amounting to 50 in number.
fif•ti•eth, adj., n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fif•ty (fif′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties, adj. n. - a cardinal number, ten times five.
- a symbol for this number, as 50 or L.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- fifties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 50 through 59, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or degrees of temperature:She lives in the East Fifties. He's in his late fifties. It's going to be in the fifties again today.
- Informal Termsa fifty-dollar bill:He had a fifty and two tens in his wallet.
adj. - amounting to 50 in number.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English fīftig. See five, -ty1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fifty /ˈfɪftɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
- a numeral, 50, L, etc, representing this number
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 50 units
determiner - amounting to fifty: fifty people
- (as pronoun): fifty should be sufficient
Etymology: Old English fīftig |