"even money" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Probability theory
    Sense id: en-even_money-en-noun-VkH~C-bu Disambiguation of Probability theory: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (idiomatic) By extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Probability theory
    Sense id: en-even_money-en-noun-LMX1FGC3 Disambiguation of Probability theory: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evens, evs
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