"even money" meaning in All languages combined

See even money on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-even money.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} even money (uncountable)
  1. A bet which offers odds of 1 to 1. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-even_money-en-noun-VkH~C-bu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Probability theory Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Probability theory: 48 52
  2. (idiomatic) By extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-even_money-en-noun-LMX1FGC3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Probability theory Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Probability theory: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evens, evs
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