evens
Britishadjective
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(of a bet) winning the same as the amount staked if successful
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(of a runner) offered at such odds
Example Sentences
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“But it’s mostly something that we think evens out at the end,” he said.
From Barron's
“But just any chance at all it evens out both eyes for me, I’ve been taking it.”
From Los Angeles Times
Tampa Bay evens the score in front of a home crowd.
From Los Angeles Times
“It just evens the playing field,” Foster said, “because if other schools are giving bases, we want to do the same thing.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Daily Express calls his announcement a "shock U-turn", while The Sun says bookmakers have him at evens to claim the seat.
From BBC
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