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odds
[odz]
noun
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else.
The odds are that it will rain today.
the ratio of probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else.
this ratio used as the basis of a bet; the ratio by which the bet of one party to a wager exceeds that of the other, granted by one of two betting opponents to equalize the chances favoring one of them.
The odds are two-to-one that it won't rain today.
an equalizing allowance, as that given the weaker person or team in a contest; handicap.
an advantage or degree of superiority on the side of two contending parties; a difference favoring one of two contestants.
an amount or degree by which one thing is better or worse than another.
odds
/ ɒ /
plural noun
the probability, expressed as a ratio, that a certain event will take place
the odds against the outsider are a hundred to one
the amount, expressed as a ratio, by which the wager of one better is greater than that of another
he was offering odds of five to one
the likelihood that a certain state of affairs will be found to be so
the odds are that he is drunk
the chances or likelihood of success in a certain undertaking
their odds were very poor after it rained
an equalizing allowance, esp one given to a weaker side in a contest
the advantage that one contender is judged to have over another
the odds are on my team
a significant difference (esp in the phrase it makes no odds )
on bad terms
appearing not to correspond or match
the silvery hair was at odds with her youthful shape
to offer a bet with favourable odds
to accept such a bet
more than is expected, necessary, etc
he got two pounds over the odds for this job
unfair or excessive
informalwhat difference does it make?
Idioms and Phrases
at odds, at variance; in disagreement.
They were usually at odds over political issues.
by all odds, in every respect; by far; undoubtedly: Also by long odds, by odds.
She is by all odds the brightest child in the family.
Example Sentences
And for still believing, against the odds, in the American dream.
Brooklyn and Nicola are in search of their own identities, which "may be putting them at odds with the careful public image that the Beckhams have created for the family", he says.
Against all the odds, he re-emerged in the new millennium to delight his old fans and capture a new generation of music lovers.
“Hope is always there,” said Pages, who has beaten impossibly long odds once.
Many California officials, who have long been at odds with Trump, say the president was trying to exploit the situation for his political advantage and sow unneeded disorder and confusion.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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