five hundred

noun

Cards.

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

five hundred

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of five hundred¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

I had no idea if I was supposed to make five hundred dollars a week or five thousand.

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It's thought that about five hundred beavers already live in England, some in the wild and others in enclosures.

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In the early dawn of that May morning, as the New England men stood guard over the flames, five hundred men, women, and children were slowly burned alive.

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During that time, five hundred medical personnel were killed, according to the Gaza health ministry.

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“They eat between three and five hundred different types of plants,” said Karla Salp, a spokesperson for the Washington Department of Agriculture.

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