150
640
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- numeral
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ciento cincuenta
- The car can travel at a speed of up to 150 miles per hour.
- about 150
- nearly 150
- almost 150
Examples
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In September 1992, the U.S. government even decided to sell 150 F-16 high-performance fighter aircraft to Taiwan.
Academic text (1999) -
Right, so the church holds 80 people and the village hall next door 150.
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On average, the survey companies added over 150 employees each in their first eight years of operations.
Academic text (1999) -
If all goes well, we can load 150 ships a day.
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At present time, we have a payroll of 150.
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Sam, Haddonfield is 150 miles away from here.
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Yes, a room was available for 150 rupees, about 9 dollars a night.
Fiction book (1993) -
The court awarded each family $50 million for pain and suffering and $150 million for punitive damages.
Academic text (2011) -
Despommier and the class estimated that 150 such buildings could provide sustenance to all of New York City.
Academic text (2011) -
In 2008, Somali pirate militias were reported to have collected up to $150 million in ransom payments.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A number equal to 150
Surface Forms
Etymology
The number 150 simply means 'one hundred and fifty' and is written with the digits 1, 5, 0 from a number system that began in India and later came to Europe through Arabic speakers. Think of 150 as 1 'hundred' plus 50, with the 0 showing 'no ones', which is why those three digits together mean the exact value 150.