fifty-fifty

Half and half

Fifty-fifty describes an equal split between two possibilities or parties.

Odds that are fifty-fifty give each outcome the same chance: It's fifty-fifty whether she'll show up.

To go fifty-fifty is to divide something equally: Let's go fifty-fifty on the bill.

Also written 50-50.

split

halve

Divide into two

share · apportion · allocate · distribute · portion · segment · carve-up · share-out · bifurcate · half-and-half

odds

tossup

Equally likely either way

chance · random · unpredictable · uncertain · iffy · hit-or-miss · gamble · risk · wager · bet

balance

equal

Identical in amount

level · tied · matching · equilibrium · parity · draw · deadlock · stalemate · standoff

partnership

co-ownership

Shared legal possession

  • stakeSharpened post or share
  • sharesUnits of company ownership
  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value

investment · partner · collaboration · co-investor · syndicate · consortium · pooled · mutual · co-founder

Categories
Opposites
equality of distribution

fifty-fiftyunequal

Not the same

lopsided · one-sided · disproportionate · uneven · imbalanced

probability/certainty

fifty-fiftycertain

Free from doubt

sure thing · guaranteed · definite · impossible · foregone conclusion

Family

fifty, fiftieth, fifties

Familiarity
Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G