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PRONUNCIATION OF EVEN ODDS

even odds  [ˈiːvən ɒdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVEN ODDS

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Even odds is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EVEN ODDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Odds

Odds are a numerical expression used in gambling and statistics to reflect the likelihood that a particular event will take place. Conventionally, they are expressed in the form "X to Y", where X and Y are numbers. In gambling, odds represent the ratio between the amounts staked by parties to a wager or bet. Thus, odds of 6 to 1 mean the first party is staking six times the amount that the second party is. In statistics, odds represent the probability that an event will take place. Thus, odds of 6 to 1 mean that there are six possible outcomes in which the event will not take place to every one where it will. In other words, the probability that X will not happen is six times the probability that it will. The gambling and statistical uses of odds are closely interlinked. If a bet is a fair one, then the odds offered to the gamblers will perfectly reflect relative probabilities. If the odds being offered to the gamblers do not correspond to probability in this way then one of the parties to the bet has an advantage over the other.

Definition of even odds in the English dictionary

The definition of even odds in the dictionary is a bet in which the potential winnings are the same amount as the original stake. Other definition of even odds is a fifty-fifty chance that a particular thing will happenit's even odds that … it's better than even odds that … to have even odds of doing sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVEN ODDS


fantods
ˈfænˌtɒdz
gods
ɡɒdz
Mods
mɒdz
NACODS
ˈneɪkɒdz
odds
ɒdz
quads
kwɒdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVEN ODDS

even
even as
even money
even out
even so
even up
even-handed
even-handedly
even-handedness
even-steven
even-stevens
even-tempered
evenement
evener
evenfall
evening
evening class
evening dress
evening gown
evening meal

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVEN ODDS

at odds
Beds
boards
bounds
cards
classifieds
ends
Fields
funds
give odds
goods
hands
heads
hundreds
in the clouds
Islands
methods
over the odds
short odds
take odds

Synonyms and antonyms of even odds in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «even odds» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVEN ODDS

Find out the translation of even odds to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of even odds from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «even odds» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

即使赔率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incluso probabilidades
570 millions of speakers

English

even odds
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भी बाधाओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حتى خلاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

даже шансы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mesmo probabilidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এমনকি মতভেদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

même chance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Walaupun kemungkinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auch Chancen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

五分五分の賭け率
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심지어 확률
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malah rintangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thậm chí tỷ lệ cược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூட முரண்பாடுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अगदी शक्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oran bile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anche quote
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nawet kurs
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

навіть шанси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chiar și cote
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακόμα και πιθανότητες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfs kans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

även odds
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selv odds
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of even odds

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVEN ODDS»

The term «even odds» is normally little used and occupies the 123.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVEN ODDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «even odds» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «even odds» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about even odds

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVEN ODDS»

Discover the use of even odds in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to even odds and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Getting Started in Hold 'em
If your pot odds are greater than the break-even odds, you should call. If they are less, you should fold. For example, if you have a draw with five outs, the break- even pot odds are 8.2-to-1. If your actual pot odds are 10-to-1, greater than the ...
Ed Miller, 2005
2
Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings
Alternatively, he may be anchored on even odds, or 50-50 chances, which is a natural starting point in the estimation of likelihood. In either case, procedure (ii) should yield less extreme odds than procedure (i). To contrast the two procedures, ...
Amos Tversky, Eldar Shafir, 2004
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Sports Betting:
Therefore, the decimal odds of an outcome are equivalent to the decimal value of the fractional odds, plus one, and even odds would be quoted as 2. The 4/1 fractional odds discussed above would be quoted as 5, while the 1/4 odds would be ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
4
Strategic Risk Taking: A Framework for Risk Management
have a boy; the answer, with even odds, is one-half and is in the second line of Pascal's triangle. If they have two children, what are the odds of them having two boys, or a boy and a girl, or two girls? The answer is in the second line, with the ...
Aswath Damodaran, 2008
5
Probability and Statistics with Integrated Software Routines
Thus PAB()+ = +- = 2 5 3 10 1 5 1 2 with even odds 1:1. PAB PAPBPAB () ()()(), + = +- The odds for eventB may be expressed as 3/7:1 FOR or 7/3:1AGAINST. The elementary outcomes (singleton sets) are often referred to as. 10 Chapter 1 ...
Ronald Deep, 2006
6
Merriam-Webster's Guide to Everyday Math: A Home and ...
... will show. A coin toss has a 50% chance of coming up heads and a 50% chance of tails. These are referred to as 1-to-l odds, or even odds. If a casino were to pay even odds on such a game, it would pay one dollar for each dollar bet.
Brian Burrell, 1998
7
A Handbook for Data Analysis in the Behaviorial Sciences: ...
... heads on exactly 500 of the first 1,000 trials. They agree on fair odds for all such events. These odds change as the trials involved in the events are performed. They are fair for the same reasons that the even odds for individual trials are fair.
Gideon Keren, Charles Lewis, 2014
8
Teaching Practices and Pedagogical Innovations Evidence from ...
Thus, the logit coefficient directly translates into probability (with 0.5 being chance) and odds (with 1.0 being even odds). for example, if the marginal effect of school size on school average teacher membership in Profile B vs. Profile a has an ...
Vieluf Svenja, Kaplan David, Klieme Eckhard, 2012
9
Business Knowledge for IT in Retail Banking: A Complete ...
The cut-off value, often referred to as break-even odds, is therefore the odds where the expected return will be zero. The break-even odds for the illustration above will be: Break-even odds68 =Expected loss (from a customer who defaults ) ...
Essvale Corporation Limited, 2007
10
The Matter of Chance
Suppose we try stipulating that all bets are to be at even odds. A vast number of prospects will now attract equally negligible stakes even though the gambler's doubts about them are plainly unequal. Compare for instance the prospect that a  ...
D. H. Mellor, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVEN ODDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term even odds is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top Fed official says US rate rise should be in mid-2016 | South …
To support a rate hike, he said, he would like to see at least even odds that inflation will rise above 2 percent within two years. Even so, he ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Trade target Brent Seabrook of the Chicago Blackhawks isn't - Blogs …
It's no better than even odds he'll still be a top-pairing d-man at ages 35, 36 and 37, which would be the final years of a seven year deal. «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
3
33 things DDOT must fix to open the DC Streetcar - Greater Greater …
Even odds that it won't open at all and the entire "system" will be scrapped. by Michael on Jul 9, 2015 7:34 pm • link • report. "In conducting ... «Greater Greater Washington, Jul 15»
4
The 10 best active MLB players who have never made an All-Star …
Still, I'll put even odds on Simmons hitting .300 for a half and making a roster easily within the next two years. This is just a temporary ranking. «SB Nation, Jul 15»
5
From the editor's desk: how much youth is too much youth?
If I had to guess, I'd say there's a good chance that Samuelsson and Boedker avoid arbitration, while there are about even odds Shinnimin gets ... «Five for Howling, Jul 15»
6
Weak Outlook Weighs On Canadian Dollar (FXC)
Additionally, price measures are below policymakers' targets. With a rate cut in July set at even odds, the Canadian dollar should weaken ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
7
Mr Robot episode 2 review: eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg
About even odds with him being a Tyler Durdenalike manifestation of Elliot's schizophrenia at this stage. Chief contender for the role of baddie ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
8
Leicester City: Bolton are braced for a battle to keep manager Neil …
Lennon has been strongly tipped to be one of the leading contenders, with many bookmakers now offering even odds on his appointment. «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
9
WWE Rumors: HHH's ego, Rousey, and Rock's WM 32 plans
... in WWE history as one of the greatest PPV and event draws of all time. Real main event probably. HHH vs HHH's ego. Even odds on this one. «Pro MMA Now, Jul 15»
10
Palladino: Subtracting Niese Could Help Mets' Playoff Hopes
Removing Niese from the equation could at least give the Mets a fighting chance at the postseason against less-than-even odds. It's time for ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

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