Definition of FIFTY

fifty

Plural: fifties

Noun

  • The cardinal number equivalent to the product of five and ten.
  • the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
  • a United States bill worth 50 dollars
  • A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
  • A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.

Adjective Satellite

  • being ten more than forty

Num

  • The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

Examples

  • A ’FIFTY’ point bonus for a bingo felt like winning the lottery in Scrabble.
  • Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

50, fifty dollar bill, l, L, fivety

Scrabble Score: 14

fifty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fifty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fifty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fifty: valid Words With Friends Word