Fifty-fifty

adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A challenge between two opposing players, where both have an equal chance of taking possession.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of fifty-fifty grind, a rail or edge grind, using both trucks to grind along, longitudinally aligned. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of fifty-fifty slide, a rail slide where the snowboard is longitudinally aligned with the direction of the slide, down the centerline. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
  1. 1
    Half and half. not-comparable

    "In this recipe, the flour and sugar are fifty-fifty."

  2. 2
    Used to describe two possible outcomes as being equally likely. not-comparable

    "It is fifty-fifty that the employee who made the mistake will end up fired."

Adjective
  1. 1
    equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc. not-comparable

    "I'll handle production, you handle sales, and we'll split profits fifty-fifty."

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"The win-loss record between Yamada and me is fifty-fifty."

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