SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION

Meaning of SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION in English

■ noun informal something that is not known and on which a great deal depends.

Origin

1940s: orig. sixty-four dollar question , from a question posed for the top prize in a broadcast quiz show.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION — noun ( informal ) the thing that people most want to know, or that is most important ORIGIN: From the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION — (The Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar Question) "Вопрос ценой в 64 тысячи долларов" Одна из самых популярных телевикторин [game show] в истории …
DOLLAR — [A] n [Monet.] dollar
Interlingua English vocab
DOLLAR — dóllar
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SIXTY — kan'uman;kanÆuman;saysenta;sesenta;syasyent
English-Visayan vocabulary
SIXTY — noun (plural sixties) Etymology: Middle English, from ~, adjective, from Old English siextig, noun, group of ~, from siex six …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THOUSAND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ten Thousand Smokes Valley of Thousand Islands {{link=Thousand and One Nights The">Thousand and One …
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FOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths …
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THOUSAND — I. ˈthau̇z ə n(d) noun ( plural thousands or thousand ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thūsend; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIXTY — I. ˈsikstē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sixtig, siextig, n., group of 60, from six, siex six + …
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QUESTION — I. ˈkwes(h)chən, ÷-eshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English questioun, from Middle French question, from Latin quaestion-, quaestio, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOUR — I. ˈfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English four, foure, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOLLAR — ˈdälə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration of earlier daler, from Dutch or Low German, from German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THOUSAND — (n.) A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI/.
Английский словарь Webster
SIXTY — (n.) A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.
Английский словарь Webster
SIXTY — (n.) The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects.
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SIXTY — (a.) Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore.
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FOUR — (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
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FOUR — (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
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DOLLAR — (n.) The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.
Английский словарь Webster
THOUSAND — ( n. ) A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI/.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIXTY — ( n. ) The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIXTY — ( n. ) A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIXTY — ( a. ) Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOLLAR — ( n. ) The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THOUSAND — /thow"zeuhnd/ , n. , pl. thousands , ( as after a numeral ) thousand , adj. n. 1. a cardinal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIXTY — /siks"tee/ , n. , pl. sixties , adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times six. 2. a symbol for …
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QUESTION — — questioner , n. /kwes"cheuhn/ , n. 1. a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to …
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FOUR — /fawr, fohr/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV …
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DOLLAR — /dol"euhr/ , n. 1. a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THOUSAND — noun ( plural thousands or thousand ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thūsend; akin to Old High German dūsunt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIXTY — noun ( plural sixties ) Etymology: Middle English, from sixty, adjective, from Old English siextig, noun, group of sixty, from …
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FOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOLLAR — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Dutch or Low German daler, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, from Sankt Joachimsthal, Bohemia, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THOUSAND — noun hence, indefinitely, a great number. 2. thousand ·adj hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. 3. thousand ·adj consisting …
Webster English vocab
SIXTY — noun the sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects. 2. sixty ·adj six times ten; fifty-nine and one …
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QUESTION — vt to talk to; to converse with. 2. question ·noun talk; conversation; speech; speech. 3. question ·noun to ask questions; …
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FOUR — adj one more than three; twice two. 2. four ·noun a symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. …
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DOLLAR — noun the value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the united states in reckoning money values. 2. dollar …
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THOUSAND — [thou.sand] n, pl thousands or thousand [ME, fr. OE thusend; akin to OHG dusunt thousand, Lith tukstantis, and prob. to …
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SIXTY — [six.ty] n, pl sixties [ME, fr. sixty, adj., fr. OE siextig, n., group of sixty, fr. siex six + -tig …
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FOUR — [four] n [ME, fr. four adj., fr. OE feower; akin to OHG fior four, L quattuor, Gk tessares, tettares] (bef. …
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DOLLAR — [dol.lar] n, often attrib [D or LG daler, fr. G Taler, short for Joachimstaler, fr. Sankt Joachimsthal, Bohemia, where talers …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOLLAR — originally, a silver coin that circulated in many European countries; in modern times, the name of the standard monetary unit …
Britannica English vocabulary
THOUSAND — thousand BrE AmE ˈθaʊz ə nd ▷ thousand|s z ▶ ˌ Thousand ˈ Islands BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Thousand ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUESTION — question BrE AmE ˈkwes tʃ ə n ⇨ˈkweʃ-, -tjən ▷ question|ed d ▷ question|ing/ly ɪŋ/ li ▷ question|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOUR — four BrE AmE fɔː AmE fɔːr foʊr (= fore) ▷ fours fɔːz AmE fɔːrz foʊrz ▶ ˈ four flush BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOLLAR — dollar, D~ BrE AmE ˈdɒl ə AmE ˈdɑːl ə r ▷ dollar|s z ▶ ˌ dollar ˈ bill BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THOUSAND — / ˈθaʊznd; NAmE / number ( abbr. K ) 1. 1 000 HELP NOTE : You say a, one, two, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUESTION — / ˈkwestʃən; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a sentence, phrase or word that asks …
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FOUR — / fɔː(r); NAmE / 1. number 4 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the …
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DOLLAR — / ˈdɒlə(r); NAmE ˈdɑːl-/ noun 1. [ C ] ( symb $ ) the unit of money in the US, …
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THOUSAND — thou ‧ sand /ˈθaʊz ə nd/ BrE AmE number ( plural thousand or thousands ) [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIXTY — six ‧ ty /ˈsɪksti/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sixtig , from six 'six' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUESTION — I. ques ‧ tion 1 S1 W1 /ˈkwestʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ question …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — four /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feower ] 1 . the …
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DOLLAR — dol ‧ lar S1 W2 /ˈdɒlə $ ˈdɑːlər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THOUSAND — n. & adj. --n. (pl. thousands or (in sense 1) thousand) (in sing. prec. by a or one) 1 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIXTY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of six and ten. 2 a symbol for this (60, lx, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUESTION — n. & v. --n. 1 a sentence worded or expressed so as to seek information. 2 a doubt about or …
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