# forty

Pronunciation: say "FOR-tee" US /ˈfɔɹti/, UK /ˈfɔːti/

## Numeral

1. The cardinal number after thirty-nine and before forty-one, written as 40 or as XL in Roman numerals.
   - Simple: The number that comes after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
   - _The renovated stadium holds just over forty thousand fans._
   - _He counted forty sheep before he finally drifted off to sleep._

## Noun

2. A bottle of beer holding forty fluid ounces. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: A large bottle of beer that holds forty fluid ounces.
   - _She picked up a forty on the way to the party._
   - _The guys passed around a couple of forties after the game._

## Origin

From Middle English fourti, from Old English fēowertiġ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz ("forty").

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