forty-five

noun

for·​ty-five ˌfȯr-tē-ˈfīv 

1

: a number that is five more than 40 see Table of Numbers

2

: a .45 caliber handgun

—usually written .45

3

: a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute

—usually written 45

forty-five adjective

forty-five pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of forty-five in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To speed up the count and to improve the system, in 2022, the state passed Act 88, which distributed forty-five million dollars to counties in exchange for their agreement to process ballots around the clock until the count is completed. —Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024

Turn your body toward the person, make eye contact, and listen for thirty or forty-five seconds. —Leon E. Moores, Md, Dsc, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

In the mid-sixties, a team of scientists succeeded in drilling all the way through the ice sheet, about forty-five hundred feet deep. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

Share [Findings] Half of the flights taken by British men aged twenty to forty-five are for stag parties. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

forty-five

noun

for·​ty-five

ˌfȯrt-ē-ˈfīv

: a .45 caliber pistol

—usually written .45