Odds - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɑːdz|  American pronunciation of the word odds
Brit.  |ɒdz|  British pronunciation of the word odds

noun

- the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
he offered odds of two to one

Extra examples

The odds are that she'll win.

Against all the odds, we won our case on appeal.

The odds are in our favour.

The odds were always in favour of a South African victory.

The two brothers were always at odds.

They're at odds over the funding for the project.

It's no good to be at odds with my husband.

The odds are (=it is likely) that he will commit the same crime again.

You can narrow the odds of a nasty accident happening in your home by being more safety-conscious.

The odds against a plane crash are around a million to one.

I'm afraid that the odds are heavily against her winning (=it is not likely).

The odds are in favour of a Russian victory (=it is likely).

What are the odds (=how likely is it) that they will mess up?

Against all the odds, he recovered from his terrible injuries.

The South Africans overcame the odds to beat Australia.

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