fifty-cent piece

Thân thiện

A child holds a shiny fifty-cent piece in their open palm.

Definition

Noun: A coin issued by the United States with a monetary value of fifty cents, or half of one U.S. dollar.

Usage

The term "fifty-cent piece" specifically refers to the physical coin itself. It is used in contexts discussing currency, collecting, or transactions. - The vending machine requires a fifty-cent piece. - He collects old fifty-cent pieces, like the Kennedy half-dollar.

Advanced Usage

• Numismatic Context: In coin collecting, the term is used to discuss the specific type, mint year, and condition of the coin.
  • The 1915-S fifty-cent piece is rare and valuable.

Variants and Related Words

• Half dollar: The more common official name for the U.S. fifty-cent coin.
• 50-cent piece: A numerical variant of the term.

Synonyms

• Half dollar

Related Phrases

• To get two quarters for a fifty-cent piece: An idiom meaning to receive an equivalent exchange, sometimes implying a pointless trade.
  • Trading your bike for his skateboard is just like getting two quarters for a fifty-cent piece.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a United States coin worth half of a dollar

Từ đồng nghĩa

• half dollar