fifty-fifty
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- adjective
- /ˈfɪftiˈfɪfti/
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a partes iguales
- The chances of Chris Paul signing with the New York Knicks are fifty-fifty.
- fifty-fifty joint venture
- fifty-fifty joint
Examples
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I'd go fifty-fifty with you.
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I'll give you a fifty-fifty chance.
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You split it even, fifty-fifty, between the wife and the son.
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And we go for a fifty-fifty split.
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We have a fifty-fifty chance.
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I want a fifty-fifty split.
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At least my way, you got a fifty-fifty chance.
Fiction book (1999) -
We'll split the money fifty-fifty.
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Then I realized that I had a fifty-fifty chance of being right, either way.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Beckhams, Paul and Cheryl, plan to divide their estate fifty-fifty between their two children.
Synonyms
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The same in amount, value, or score
Having the same chance of happening as another outcome
How Equal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fifty-fifty comes from putting two fifty parts together, meaning two equal parts of a whole. Think of a cake cut into two 50/50 slices — that's why fifty-fifty means an even split or an 'equal' chance.