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even money

 
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–noun
1. the equal sum staked by each bettor.
2. equal odds in a wager: It's even money that the home team will win.
Origin:
1890–95

Related forms:
even-money, adjective
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even money  
n.  Equal stakes in a wager.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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