Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being five more than one hundred seventy: The cardinal number that is equal to 175, or one hundred plus seventy plus five.

Usage

• The word "one hundred seventy-five" functions as a numeral adjective. It is used to describe a quantity or count of exactly 175 items. It is typically written with hyphens when used as a compound adjective before a noun.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient manuscript contained one hundred seventy-five pages.
  • The recipe calls for one hundred seventy-five grams of flour.
  • The final score was one hundred seventy-five to one hundred sixty.

Advanced Usage

• As a determiner: It can specify a precise number.
  • She has collected one hundred seventy-five different stamps.
• In formal or legal contexts: Used for clarity to avoid ambiguity.
  • The contract stipulates a term of one hundred seventy-five days.

Variants and Related Words

• 175: The numeric form.
• A hundred and seventy-five: A common spoken variant, especially in British English.
• CLXXV: The Roman numeral representation.

Synonyms

• 175: (The numeric symbol)
• A hundred and seventy-five: (The common spoken form)

Notes

• This is a compound numeral. In American English, the "and" is often omitted in the formal written form (e.g., "one hundred seventy-five"), though it is frequently used in speech. In British English, "a hundred and seventy-five" is standard.
• It is hyphenated when it modifies a noun directly (e.g., a one-hundred-seventy-five-page book).

Adjective

1. being five more than one hundred seventy