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evens

/ ˈiːvənz /

adjective

  1. (of a bet) winning the same as the amount staked if successful

  2. (of a runner) offered at such odds

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“But it’s mostly something that we think evens out at the end,” he said.

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“But just any chance at all it evens out both eyes for me, I’ve been taking it.”

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Tampa Bay evens the score in front of a home crowd.

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“It just evens the playing field,” Foster said, “because if other schools are giving bases, we want to do the same thing.”

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The Daily Express calls his announcement a "shock U-turn", while The Sun says bookmakers have him at evens to claim the seat.

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