odds C1 Topic:Sports & Fitness 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the numbers a bookmaker... betting odds Common collocations long odds Adjective + noun insuperable odds Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From odd (“uneven, strange”). Topics Sports & Fitness Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # odds **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɑdz/ **IPA (UK):** /ɒdz/ **Frequency rank:** 3441 ## Meanings 1. The chance or likelihood that something will happen. 2. The numbers a bookmaker uses to show how much you can win on a bet. ## Examples - The odds are strongly in favour of our team winning. - The bookie offered odds of two to one. ## Etymology From odd (“uneven, strange”). ## AI Etymology Odds comes from odd (“uneven, strange”). In present use it covers the chance or likelihood that something will happen and the numbers a bookmaker uses to show how much you can win on a bet. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown