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even money

even money noun: a bet which offers odds of 1 to 1.

Noun

even money (uncountable)

  1. A bet which offers odds of 1 to 1.
  2. (idiomatic) By extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.
    • It's even money that it will rain today.

Synonyms of even money

Questions about even money

What does even money mean?
Even money means a bet which offers odds of 1 to 1.
What part of speech is even money?
Even money is a noun.

Words near even money in the dictionary

  1. even if
  2. even if one's life depended on it
  3. even Jove nods
  4. even keel
  5. even keels
  6. even money
  7. even number
  8. even numbers
  9. even odds
  10. even out
  11. even so

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