plural fifties
1
: a number equal to five times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
fifties plural
: the numbers 50 to 59
specifically
: the years 50 to 59 in a lifetime or century
3
: a 50-dollar bill
fifty
adjective
fifty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of fifty in a Sentence
She is in her fifties.
The bill for dinner came to $43, and she gave him a fifty.
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Across from me was Jack, a vegan chef in his fifties from California who lived in Zurich.
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
Remy’s other best buddy is Armand, who is in his fifties.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Grossman hopes her experience can inspire single women in their forties, fifties and beyond.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
In the nineteen-forties and fifties, the two strands of research came together in the work of Claude Shannon, a founder of information theory.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
Remy’s other best buddy is Armand, who is in his fifties.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Grossman hopes her experience can inspire single women in their forties, fifties and beyond.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
In the nineteen-forties and fifties, the two strands of research came together in the work of Claude Shannon, a founder of information theory.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifty. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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