odds

C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ɑdz/ UK /ɒdz/ See IPA manual

Freq #3441

Meanings

1

noun
The chance or likelihood that something will happen.

The odds are strongly in favour of our team winning.
2

noun
The numbers a bookmaker uses to show how much you can win on a bet.

The bookie offered odds of two to one.

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Synonyms

2 noun · the numbers a bookmaker... betting odds

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Phrases (2)

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Idioms (1)

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odds and ends
a collection of small, miscellaneous items, especially things left over

Etymology

From odd (“uneven, strange”).

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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