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Meaning of 'odds' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Odds [ a.]
- Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability.
- Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.

Meaning of 'odds' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . odds [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
Example in sentence:
  • he offered odds of two to one

Nearby Words:

odd odd fellow oddities oddity oddly oddness

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