"even up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: evens up [present, singular, third-person], evening up [participle, present], evened up [participle, past], evened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} even up (third-person singular simple present evens up, present participle evening up, simple past and past participle evened up)
  1. (transitive) To make even; to make level. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-even_up-en-verb-o2Qlu4Q~
  2. (intransitive) To become even. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-even_up-en-verb-y0y9lxmU
  3. (finance) To secure a profit to offset a previous loss. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-even_up-en-verb-ZXpXkzZe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 70 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To make even; to make level."
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        "(finance) To secure a profit to offset a previous loss."
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        "(transitive) To make even; to make level."
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