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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The people that sit around me are mainly blokes in their fifties and sixties.
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
My grandparents started with basset hounds in the fifties, and from there my parents have bred multiple different breeds.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
Picking up a beloved character in her fifties is a big task, particularly one with whom audiences fell in love in her mid-thirties.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Gary has been trying to get more support from U.S. Steel since at least the fifties.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
My grandparents started with basset hounds in the fifties, and from there my parents have bred multiple different breeds.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
Picking up a beloved character in her fifties is a big task, particularly one with whom audiences fell in love in her mid-thirties.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Gary has been trying to get more support from U.S. Steel since at least the fifties.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fifty
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifty. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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