fifty

fif·ty

noun \ˈfif-tē\

plural fifties

Definition of FIFTY

1

: a number equal to five times 10 — see number table

2

plural : the numbers 50 to 59; specifically : the years 50 to 59 in a lifetime or century

3

: a 50-dollar bill

— fif·ti·eth \-tē-əth\ adjective or noun

— fifty adjective

— fifty pronoun, plural in construction

— fif·ty·ish \-tē-ish\ adjective

Examples of FIFTY

1. She is in her fifties.
2. The bill for dinner came to $43, and she gave him a fifty.

Origin of FIFTY

Middle English, from fifty, adjective, from Old English fīftig, from fīftig, noun, group of 50, from fīf five + -tig group of ten; akin to tīen ten

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with FIFTY

drifty, nifty, shifty, thrifty, wifty