fifty
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,011 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,120 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five also: 50, L
- a United States bill worth 50 dollars also: fifty dollar bill
adjective
- being ten more than forty also: 50, l
fifty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Here the victim was tortured for fifty minutes by red-hot iron brands thrust against his quivering body.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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A sufficient stay will be made here to give opportunity of visiting Ephesus, fifty miles distant by rail.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Round about fifty he might have been--a clean-shaved, active chap, five feet three inches high, and always bursting with energy.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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They asked the woman if the birds cost two cents, and she said, "No, my angels; they cost fifty cents."
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1