fifty fifty

Half and half

Fifty fifty describes an even split between two possibilities or portions.

The odds of a coin flip are fifty fifty.

Partners who go fifty fifty share costs or proceeds equally: Let's split the bill fifty fifty.

As an adjective, it modifies chances or arrangements: a fifty-fifty shot at winning.

Also written fifty-fifty or 50/50.

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even split · chance · odds · coin · coin flip · toss · toss up · gamble · equal · half · go halves · share · uncertain · maybe · risk · bet · probability · luck

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Opposites
probability distribution

fifty fiftycertain

Free from doubt

guaranteed · sure thing · impossible · no chance · slam dunk

division/allocation balance

fifty fiftylopsided

Unequally balanced

unequal · one-sided · skewed · disproportionate · imbalanced

Family

fifty, fifth, fifteen, fifteenth, fiftieth, fivefold, fifties

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G