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noun

the equal sum staked by each bettor.

equal odds in a wager: It's even money that the home team will win.

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Origin of even money

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM even money

even-money, adjective

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How to use even money in a sentence

Shopping less frequently requires advance work, but that early investment will ultimately save you time and even money.
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And to bet even money on a 2-to-1 favorite, he would walk quite a distance and stay quite a while.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Geneticists believe there is an even-money chance that William and Kate's baby could be born with red hair.
50% Chance Royal Baby Could Be a Redhead|Tom Sykes|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For they thought if only Casey could get a whack at that, They'd put up even money with Casey at the bat.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

Her heirs take her separate estate; even money received by her husband on her account.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
But surely in some cases, not even money could procure such perfection of detailI began.
The Sorrows of Satan|Marie Corelli
Not even money-necessity was able to overcome me on a couple of occasions when perhaps I ought to have allowed it to succeed.
The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
"Even money on the little fellow," sang out a voice with the flat twang of a banjo.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service

Other Idioms and Phrases with even money

even money

Equal odds that something will occur, as in It's even money that he'll get the contract. The term comes from gambling, where it signifies equal odds in a bet. [Late 1800s]

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