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Definition of fifty-fifty adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fifty-fifty

adjective, adverb
 
/ˌfɪfti ˈfɪfti/
 
/ˌfɪfti ˈfɪfti/
(informal)
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  1. divided equally between two people, groups or possibilities
    • Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses.
    • She has a fifty-fifty chance of winning (= an equal chance of winning or losing).
    • Let's split this fifty-fifty.
    • We went fifty-fifty on the meal.
    • We’ll divide the profit fifty-fifty.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • divide something
    • go
    adverb
    • about
    • around
    • roughly
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