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fifty.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈfɪfti/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty.

noun/ˈfɪfti/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.

    countable
    Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?
  2. A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty.

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