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   odds

   /ɒdz/

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   • 1. the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way: "Nicer is starting at odds of 8-1"
   • ▪ the chances or likelihood of something happening or being the case: "the odds are that he is no longer alive" Similar likelihoodprobabilitychanceschancebalance
   • ▪ the balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources: "she clung to the lead against all the odds" Similar advantageleadedgesuperioritysupremacyascendancy

   Word Origin early 16th century: apparently the plural of the obsolete noun odd ‘odd number or odd person’.

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   What does against the odds mean?

   • against the odds The film is a heart-warming tale of triumph against the odds. Against all (the) odds, he made a full recovery. odds against (doing) something The odds against making a profit in this business are huge. (in betting) the connection between two numbers that shows how much money somebody will receive if they win a bet

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   What does odds mean in gambling?

   • (Gambling, except Cards) 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. 3. the likelihood that a certain state of affairs will be found to be so: the odds are that he is drunk.

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