fifty-fifty

Or 50-50

[fif-tee-fif-tee]

adjective

1. equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc..

   a fifty-fifty chance of winning.

adverb

1. in an evenly or equally divided way.

   The board voted fifty-fifty on the merger.

fifty-fifty

adjective

1. informal,  shared or sharing equally; in equal parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of fifty-fifty¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. go fifty-fifty (on), to share equally in the cost, responsibility, or profits (of ).

   We went fifty-fifty on the dinner check.

see under under go halves.

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