five hundred

noun

1

a

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 500 see Table of Numbers

b

: the letter D

2

a

: a card game developed from euchre and played with a pack of cards varying from 24 to 62 cards and often including a joker in which 2 to 6 players bid for the right to name the trump suit or no trump and the first to score 500 points wins

b

: any of various games in which the objective is 500 points

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