five hundred

noun Cards.

a variety of euchre in which a joker and widow are included, the object being to score 500 points first.

Origin of five hundred

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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Examples from the Web for five hundred

President Obama currently has around five-and-a-half million supporters on Facebook; my father has around five-hundred thousand.
Why Republicans Don't Get the Internet|Meghan McCain|February 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
These sheets are filed in post binders, five-hundred sheets to the binder, and indexed alphabetically.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
He printed for these aristocrats about three million dollars in fifty, one-hundred, five-hundred and one-thousand lire notes.
The Barrel Mystery|William J. (William James) Flynn
Lydia pushed a five-hundred franc note through the grating to the nun, to settle her material needs.
The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace

The ledger sheets are arranged in alphabetical order, about five-hundred sheets in each binder.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
Think you could handle five-hundred head—the pick uh the bunch?
The Flying U's Last Stand|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for five hundred

five hundred

noun

a card game for three players, with 500 points for game

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five hundred

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five hundred

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