fifty
English
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| ← 40 | ← 49 | 50 | 51 → | 60 → |
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| 5 | ||||
| Cardinal: fifty Ordinal: fiftieth Adverbial: fifty times Multiplier: fiftyfold | ||||
Etymology
| PIE word |
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| *pénkʷe |
From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: fĭf'tē, IPA(key): /ˈfɪfti/
Audio (GA) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪfti
- Hyphenation: fif‧ty
Derived terms
Translations
cardinal number
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See also
- Last: forty-nine, forty
- Next: fifty-one, sixty
Noun
fifty (plural fifties)
- (countable) A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
- Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?
- 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
- ‘If you shoot him I’ll give you fifty pounds.’
‘All right!’ The driver laughed. ‘I’ll do my best to earn that fifty!’
- (cricket) A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
Translations
a banknote with a denomination of 50
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Middle English
| ← 40 | 50 | 60 → |
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| 5 | ||
| Cardinal: fifty Ordinal: fiftithe | ||
Etymology
From Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz; equivalent to five + -ty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiftiː/, (rare) /ˈfiːftiː/
References
- “fiftī, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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