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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In the late fifties and early sixties, Arbus shot in 35-mm., the format of photojournalism.
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
His parents migrated to Dubai from the southern Indian state of Kerala in the late fifties and taught English before opening their own school in 1968.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In videos and photos on social media, Leake, now in his early fifties, had the aura of an elder-statesman goth punk.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
His parents migrated to Dubai from the southern Indian state of Kerala in the late fifties and taught English before opening their own school in 1968.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In videos and photos on social media, Leake, now in his early fifties, had the aura of an elder-statesman goth punk.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Fifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifty. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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