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9️⃣ The number 98 9️⃣ Amount: 98
ninety-eight

ninety-eight

1.0
A word that shows there are ninety plus eight of something
  • adjective
  • /ˌnaɪntiˈeɪt/
translation icon : noventa y ocho
  • I scored ninety-eight on my math test!

Examples

  • The temperature reached ninety-eight degrees today.

  • At the auction, his bid of ninety-eight dollars was the winning offer.

  • She ran ninety-eight miles over the course of the race weekend.

  • The company shipped ninety-eight packages this morning.

  • The temperature reached ninety-eight degrees today.

  • At the auction, his bid of ninety-eight dollars was the winning offer.

  • I scored ninety-eight on my math test!

Synonyms

xcviii
vsninety-eight
9.9

A Roman way to write the number 98

is the same numeric value but expressed in words or digits

How Many

thousand
∞ 1.0
hundred
∞ 1.0
ninety-eight
1.0
twenty
∞ 1.0
one
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ninety-eight positive

Morphology

ninety-eight = ninety + eight (transparent) = ninety + eight

Used adjectivally but still a direct compound of 'ninety' and 'eight', so learners can interpret it from its components.

Etymology

The adjective ninety-eight is made from ninety and eight, with ninety meaning 'nine tens'. So calling something a 'ninety-eight' item simply says there are 'nine tens and eight more' of that thing, or 98 in total.