even number
Americannoun
-
even numbers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of even number
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A Modesto team would give the league two new teams next year and 14 in all; leagues prefer an even number of teams for scheduling purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
It ends in an even number, you’re in.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024
Check the following rule: If there is a vowel on one side of the card, there is an even number on the other side.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
They’re listed here but could easily be handed a parting gift and nudged aside to create an even number of teams for the tournament of champions.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
They will bet on the odd or even number of mourners at a funeral.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
