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fifty-fifty
or 50-50
[ fif-tee-fif-tee ]
/ ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti /
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adjective
equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
adverb
in an evenly or equally divided way: The board voted fifty-fifty on the merger.
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Idioms about fifty-fifty
go fifty-fifty (on), to share equally in the cost, responsibility, or profits (of): We went fifty-fifty on the dinner check.
Origin of fifty-fifty
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Words nearby fifty-fifty
fiftieth, fifty, fifty-eight, fifty-eighth, fifty-fifth, fifty-fifty, fifty-first, fifty-five, fifty-four, Fifty-four-forty or Fight, fifty-fourth
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How to use fifty-fifty in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fifty-fifty
fifty-fifty
adjective, adverb
informal shared or sharing equally; in equal parts
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fifty-fifty
fifty-fifty
see under under go halves.
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