five hundred
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of five hundred
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Set five hundred years ago during Korea’s Joseon era, the hit period k-drama reveals how courtiers back then only deemed men skilled enough to craft meals worthy of royal consumption.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
I had no idea if I was supposed to make five hundred dollars a week or five thousand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
It's thought that about five hundred beavers already live in England, some in the wild and others in enclosures.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
“They eat between three and five hundred different types of plants,” said Karla Salp, a spokesperson for the Washington Department of Agriculture.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Today in the United States there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations composed of nearly three million people.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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