fourteen

American  

[fawr-teen, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈtin, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. a cardinal number, ten plus four.

2. a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 14 in number.

fourteen British  

/ ˈfɔːˈtiːn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and four

2. a numeral, 14, XIV, etc, representing this number

3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 14 units

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to fourteen

      fourteen cats

   2. ( as pronoun )

      the fourteen who remained

Etymology

Origin of fourteen

before 950; Middle English fourtene, Old English fēowertēne. See four, -teen

Example Sentences

Not many hours later on Saturday, these bets were closed out for a profit of $409,882, around fourteen times the original stake money.

From MarketWatch

Not many hours later on Saturday, these bets were closed out for a profit of $409,882, around fourteen times the original stake money.

From MarketWatch

She looks almost fourteen, and she wears long, thick dreadlocks that fall to her back.

From Literature

Dantès endures fourteen desperate years on that curséd isle, waiting for a window of opportunity to escape.

From Literature

That fall, when I was fourteen, I started college.

From Literature