fifty
fifty — number
1. the number that comes after forty-nine and before fifty-one, written in digits a
the number that comes after forty-nine and before fifty-one, written in digits as 50
There are fifty chairs in the hall for the guests.
Vikram saved fifty dollars from his part-time job this month.
fifty + noun (money)
The recipe says add fifty grams of sugar to the bowl.
Mira counted to fifty before opening her eyes during the game.
My grandmother turned fifty last year and had a big party.
- half a hundred
formal or literary; uncommon in everyday speech
文法句型
fifty + noun (plural)
常見錯誤
fifty — noun
1. the cardinal number made up of five groups of ten, used as a mathematical value
the cardinal number made up of five groups of ten, used as a mathematical value or concept
Fifty is half of one hundred, so it is a round number.
fifty as subject of 'is' (singular verb)
In the math test, Yuki had to write fifty as a Roman numeral.
If you add thirty and twenty together, you get fifty.
The number fifty comes after forty-nine on the number line.
Trang thought of a number between forty and sixty, and it was fifty.
- half a hundred
old-fashioned or literary; not used in ordinary speech
文法句型
fifty + verb (singular)
the number fifty
用法筆記
This sense is used when 'fifty' is the subject or object of a verb (e.g. 'Fifty is…', 'add…to get fifty'), rather than a determiner before a noun ('fifty chairs').
2. the numbers from fifty to fifty-nine, used when talking about a person's age, a
the numbers from fifty to fifty-nine, used when talking about a person's age, a temperature, a year in the 1950s, or a speed within that range
Amira is in her early fifties but still runs every morning.
in one's early fifties (age range)
The temperature hit the low fifties at night, so we needed jackets.
the low fifties (temperature range)
Prices for good concert seats range from fifty to fifty-nine dollars.
Shirin was born in the fifties and grew up listening to rock music.
The speed limit is fifty-five, so it falls in the fifties range.
文法句型
in one's fifties
the fifties (decade)
the low/mid/upper fifties
用法筆記
Use 'the fifties' to refer to the decade 1950–1959. Use 'in one's fifties' to refer to a person aged 50–59. 'The low fifties' means 50–53; 'the mid fifties' means 54–56; 'the upper fifties' means 57–59.
常見錯誤
3. a piece of paper money worth fifty dollars, especially the US banknote with a fa
a piece of paper money worth fifty dollars, especially the US banknote with a face value of fifty dollars
Eve paid for the dinner with a fifty, and the cashier gave her change.
a fifty (short form for a fifty-dollar bill)
The ATM only dispensed fifties, so Gabriela had to break one at the store.
Alessia found a folded fifty in her coat pocket from last winter.
Christopher handed the cashier a fifty and waited for his change.
- fifty-dollar note
used in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; less common in the US
- fifty-dollar bill
full form; more formal than 'a fifty'
文法句型
a fifty
a fifty-dollar bill
用法筆記
In American English, 'a fifty' is a common shortened form of 'a fifty-dollar bill'. This usage is less common in countries that do not use a 50-dollar denomination.