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e⋅ven-ste⋅ven

  [ee-vuhn-stee-vuhn]
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–adjective Informal.
1. having no balance of debt on either side; even in the setting of accounts.
2. having an equal chance or score; tied.
Also, even-Steven.

Origin:
1865–70; rhyming compound based on even 1
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e·ven-ste·ven   (ē'vən-stē'vən)   
adj.   Informal

  1. Having nothing due or owed on either side: an even-steven transaction.

  2. Having an equal score, as in a game or contest.


[even1 + the name Steven, used as rhyming slang.]
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-steven

Exactly equal; also, with nothing due or owed on either side. For example, I've paid it all back, so now we're even-steven. This rhyming phrase is used as an intensive for even. [Mid-1800s]

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