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evening up

evening up is the present participle and gerund of even up.

Meaning of even up

Verb

even up (third-person singular simple present evens up, present participle evening up, simple past and past participle evened up)

  1. (transitive) To make even; to make level.
    • I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake, and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while. I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait.1895, Robert W. Chambers, The Repairer of Reputations
  2. (intransitive) To become even.
  3. To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.

Questions about evening up

What is evening up the present participle and gerund of?
Evening up is the present participle and gerund of even up.

Words near evening up in the dictionary

  1. evening schools
  2. evening star
  3. evening stars
  4. evening tea
  5. evening the score
  6. evening up
  7. evening wrap
  8. evening wraps
  9. evening-dressed
  10. evening-gowned
  11. evening-primrose

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