/ˈfɪfti/
OriginPIE word
*pénkʷe
From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty.
- The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
“Accounts with between fifty thousand and two hundred thousand followers are considered “microinfluencers,” and tend to have higher engagement rates—that is, a larger share of their followers like, fav”
- countableA banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
“Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?”
“‘If you shoot him I’ll give you fifty pounds.’
‘All right!’ The driver laughed. ‘I’ll do my best to earn that fifty!’”
- A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
Formsfiftie(alternative, obsolete) · fitty(alternative, slang) · fiddy(alternative, slang) · fifties(plural)
Source: Wiktionary