e'en

Adjective

even (comparative evener or more even, superlative evenest or most even)

1. Flat and level.
   • Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.

   Synonyms:

   flat

2. Without great variation.
   • Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.

   Synonyms:

   regular

3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
   • The distribution of food must be even.
4. (not comparable) Of an integer, divisible by two.
   • Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
5. (informal) Of a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
   • Coles. How many shares have you bought, Mr. Garfinkle?
     Garfinkle. One hundred and ninety-six thousand.[…]
     Jorgenson. […] How'd you figure out to buy such an odd amount? Why not two hundred thousand — nice even number. Thought you liked nice even numbers.1989, Jerry Sterner, Other People's Money, act I

   Synonyms:

   round

6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.

   Synonyms:

   quits

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