transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈädz ]
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: circa 1520
1.
a. archaic : inequalities
b. obsolete : degree of unlikeness
2.
a. : an amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another
won the election by considerable odds
b.
(1) : a difference favoring one of two opposed things
overwhelming odds
(2) : a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage
what's the odds , if thinking so makes them happy — Flora Thompson
c.
(1) : the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
the odds are against it
(2) : the ratio of the probability of one event to that of an alternative event
3. : disagreement , variance — usually used with at
faculty and administration often are at odds on everything — W. E. Brock b 1930
4.
a. : special favor : partiality
b. : an allowance granted by one making a bet to one accepting the bet and designed to equalize the chances favoring one of the bettors
c. : the ratio between the amount to be paid off for a winning bet and the amount of the bet
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- by all odds