FIFTY-FIFTY


Meaning of FIFTY-FIFTY in English

1.

If something such as money or property is divided or shared fifty-fifty between two people, each person gets half of it. ( INFORMAL )

The proceeds of the sale are split fifty-fifty.

ADV : ADV after v

Fifty-fifty is also an adjective.

The new firm was owned on a fifty-fifty basis by the two parent companies.

ADJ

2.

If there is a fifty-fifty chance of something happening, it is equally likely to happen as it is not to happen. ( INFORMAL )

You’ve got a fifty-fifty chance of being right.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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