odds
Noun
(
en-plural noun)
The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
- I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
Usage notes
* The word "odds" was formerly sometimes used with a singular verb, e.g. (Stephen S. Foster) "If there be any difference in the two crimes, the odds is in favor of the foreign enslaver."
Derived terms
* at all odds / by all odds / against all odds
* at odds
* implied odds
* lay odds
* long odds / short odds
* odds and ends
* odds on / odds against
* odds-on
* pot odds
* take odds
See also
* even money
* evens
Anagrams
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==Norwegian Bokmål==
Noun
(l)
References
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frikaans
Not English
Frikaans has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'frikaans':
fragments,
freshness,
freegans,
foragings,
firkins,
freshens,
fraggings,
friggings,
forcings,
foreknows,
frizzens,
forgings,
forkiness,
fricandos,
farsangs,
forceness,
froggings,
forkings,
froginess,
frogness,
freakings
