FIFTY


Meaning of FIFTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfif-tē ]

noun

( plural fifties )

Etymology: 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

Date: before 12th century

1. — 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.