fifty fifty
[adverb]
Synonyms: evenly, equally, squarely
[adjective]
Synonyms: even, equal, even-up

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌfifty-ˈfifty adverb, adjective spoken

1. if you divide something fifty-fifty, you divide it equally between two people, companies etc
divide/split/share something fifty-fifty
The companies split the profits fifty-fifty.
We’ll share it on a fifty-fifty basis.
go fifty-fifty (on something) (=share the cost of something equally)
We went fifty-fifty on a new TV set.

2. if there is a fifty-fifty chance of something happening, it is as equally likely to happen as not to happen Synonym : equal:
a fifty-fifty chance of winning

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fifty fifty
adj., adv.
VERBS be | divide sth, go, split sth We'll divide the profit fifty-fifty. We went fifty-fifty on the meal.
ADV. about, roughly The chances of reaching the survivors in time are about fifty-fifty.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

fifty-fifty
if something is divided fifty-fifty, it is divided equally between two people.
We decided to split the money fifty-fifty.

Let's go fifty-fifty on the expenses for our trip.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

fifty-fifty
equally, evenly
We divided the cost of the trip fifty-fifty.

We shared the profits with the other company fifty-fifty.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

fifty-fifty(1)
adv., informal Equally; evenly.
The two boys divided the marbles they won fifty-fifty.
When Dick and Sam bought an old car, they divided the cost fifty-fifty.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

fifty-fifty(2)
adj., informal
1. Divided or shared equally.
It will be a fifty-fifty arrangement; half the money for me and half for you.
2. Half for and half against; half good and half bad.
There is only a fifty-fifty chance that we will win the game.
Compare: HALF AND HALF.

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