- fifty-cent piece
- nouna United States coin worth half of a dollar (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑half dollar• Hypernyms: ↑coin
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50 cent piece (Canadian coin) — Infobox Coin Country = Canada Denomination = 50 Cent Piece Value = 0.50 Unit = CAD Mass = 6.9 Diameter = 27.13 Thickness = 1.95 Edge = milled Composition = 93.15% steel, 4.75% Cu, 2.1% Ni plating Years of Minting = 1870 ndash;present Catalog… … Wikipedia
piece — [pēs] n. [ME pece < OFr < ML * pettia < Celt * pett > Welsh peth, part, Bret pez, piece] 1. a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole 2. a section, division, or quantity regarded as complete in itself and distinct from the … English World dictionary
piece — Apply mainly to convertible securities ( convertible security). Increment of bonds that trade in portions of $1000 minimum. Not all bonds can be traded in pieces, and the increments can vary. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * piece piece… … Financial and business terms
piece — n. figure used in a game 1) chess pieces coin 2) a fifty cent; gold; ten cent piece an artistic work 3) a collector s piece (BE; CE has collector s item) 4) a conversation piece 5) a piece of music unit 6) by the piece fragment 7) to break into… … Combinatory dictionary
piece — piece1 W1S1 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part)¦ 3¦(single item)¦ 4¦(small amount)¦ 5¦(land)¦ 6 fall to pieces 7 go to pieces 8 smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces … Dictionary of contemporary English
piece — 1 noun (C) 1 SEPARATE PART a part of something that has been separated, broken, or cut from the rest of it: She cut the cake into pieces. (+ of): How many pieces of toast would you like? | pieces of broken glass | in pieces (=broken into many… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Newfoundland fifty cents — The Newfoundland fifty cent piece was the last denomination to be added to the Victorian coinage. Its first year of issue was 1870. The laureate portrait is stylistically unlinke anything used for the rest of British North America. The… … Wikipedia
cent — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, Deutschmark, G, G note, Mark, Reichsmark, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, afghani, anna, bagatelle, baht, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, buck, button, cartwheel, centavo, centime … Moby Thesaurus
Australian 50 cent coin — Infobox Coin Country = Australia Denomination = 50 cents Value = 0.50 Unit = AUD Mass = 15.55 Diameter = 31.51 Thickness = 3.00 Edge = plain Composition = 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Years of Minting = 1969 ndash; present Catalog Number = ndash;… … Wikipedia
Australian 50 cent coin (round) — Infobox Coin Country = Australia Denomination = 50 cents Value = 0.50 Unit = AUD Mass = 13.28 Diameter = 31.51 Thickness = 3.00 Edge = milled Composition = 80%Silver, 20%Copper Years of Minting = 1966 Catalog Number = Obverse = Obverse Design =… … Wikipedia
