half-dollar B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈhæfˌdɑlər/ UK /ˈhɑːfˌdɒlə/ See IPA manual Freq #117520 Meanings 1 noun a United States coin worth fifty cents, or the sum of fifty cents He paid for the meal with a silver half-dollar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a united states coin worth... fifty-cent piece Word family Forms half-dollars Related forms dollarcoinfifty cents Etymology A compound of half + dollar. United States half-dollar coins have been issued since the 1790s; the name can refer either to the coin itself or to its value of fifty cents. Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # half-dollar **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhæfˌdɑlər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɑːfˌdɒlə/ **Frequency rank:** 117520 ## Meanings 1. a United States coin worth fifty cents, or the sum of fifty cents ## Examples - He paid for the meal with a silver half-dollar. ## Synonyms - fifty-cent piece ## Related Forms - dollar - coin - fifty cents ## Etymology A compound of half + dollar. United States half-dollar coins have been issued since the 1790s; the name can refer either to the coin itself or to its value of fifty cents. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown