even-steven
Perfectly balanced score
Even-steven describes a situation where things are perfectly balanced or equal between parties.
If you split a bill even-steven, each person pays exactly the same amount.
The phrase often appears after settling debts or resolving disputes: After you pay me back that twenty, we'll be even-steven.
It can also describe a tied score or any situation where no one has an advantage over another.
Split equally between two
- sameIdentical in nature
- tiedFastened by knotting
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- matchedPaired by similarity
equivalent · identical · par · square · quits · balanced · proportional · uniform
Equivalent retaliation strategy
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- mutualShared between parties
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
back-and-forth · exchange · payback · returned · matched · corresponding · counterbalanced · turnabout
Just and unbiased
- justFair and impartial
- impartialShowing no preference
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- sportsmanlikeHonorable in competition
honest · above-board · neutral · straight-up · legitimate · rightful · deserved
Without financial obligations
- clearedFound not guilty
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
- reconciledRestored to harmony
- compensatedPaid for service rendered
fifty-fifty
Split equally between two
matched · equivalent · identical · par · square · quits · balanced · proportional · uniform · symmetrical
tit-for-tat
Equivalent retaliation strategy
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- mutualShared between parties
trade-off · back-and-forth · exchange · payback · returned · matched · corresponding · counterbalanced · turnabout · in-kind
equitable
Just and unbiased
sportsmanlike · honest · above-board · neutral · straight-up · legitimate · rightful · deserved
debt-free
Without financial obligations
- clearedFound not guilty
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
- reconciledRestored to harmony
even-stevenlopsided
Unequally balanced
unequal · imbalanced · uneven · one-sided · disproportionate
even-stevenin debt
Owing money owed
owing · behind · in the red · in arrears · beholden
even, uneven, evenly, leaven, unevenly, even-tempered, unevenness, evenhanded, Steven