Five Hundred (Noun)
Meaning 1
The cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- Five hundred dollars is a significant amount of money to donate to charity.
- She lived in the apartment complex with over five hundred other students.
- Five hundred people gathered at the rally to show their support for the cause.
- He managed to run five hundred meters without getting tired, which was his personal record.
- Five hundred acres of land was bought by the government for a new national park.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The objective of the game is to score five hundred points by winning tricks and taking control of the trump suit.
- In order to win the game, a player must score five hundred points by winning tricks and taking control of the trump suit.
- The player who makes trump must take at least three tricks to win the hand and score points towards the goal of five hundred.
- If a player reaches five hundred points before their opponent, they win the game immediately.
- The game continues until one player reaches a score of five hundred points, at which point they are declared the winner.