What is "five hundred"

alt. (context cardinal English) The cardinal number occurring after four hundred ninety-nine and before five hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 500. Ordinal: five-hundredth. num. (context cardinal English) The cardinal number occurring after four hundred ninety-nine and before five hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 500. Ordinal: five-hundredth.

1. adj. denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: 500, d]

2. n. the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: 500, D]

3. 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 [syn: euchre]