Definitions for oddsɒdz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
odds*ɒdz(n.)
the probability that something is so or is more likely to occur than something else:
The odds are that it will rain today.
this probability, expressed as a ratio:
The odds are two-to-one that it will rain today.
an equalizing allowance, as that given the weaker player in a contest; handicap.
an advantage or degree of superiority favoring one of two contestants.
an amount or degree by which one thing is better or worse than another.
Idioms for odds:
at odds,at variance; in disagreement:
at odds over politics.
Category: Idiom
by all odds,in every respect; undoubtedly.
Category: Idiom
* (usu. with a pl. v.).
Origin of odds:
1500–10
Princeton's WordNet
odds(noun)
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
odds, betting odds(noun)
the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
"he offered odds of two to one"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
odds(noun)ɒdz
how likely sth is to happen
oddsɒdz
indicates sth is unlikely
The odds are against him staying in power.
oddsɒdz
indicates sth is likely
The odds are in favor of intelligent life existing in the universe.
oddsɒdz
sth difficult that must be overcome
oddsɒdz
despite sth difficult
They succeeded against all the odds.
oddsɒdz
the relationship between two numbers that shows sb's chances of winning or losing a bet
The odds on the horse are 4 to 1.
oddsɒdz
disagreeing with
a politician at odds with her party
oddsɒdz
different from
The statement is at odds with the statement he made last week.
Wiktionary
odds(Noun)
The ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening.
I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
odds(Noun)
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
Translations for odds
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- die waarskynlikste is dat, waarskynlik salAfrikaans
- أرْجَحِيّه، إحْتِمالاتArabic
- вероятностBulgarian
- probabilidadesPortuguese (BR)
- naděje, pravděpodobnostCzech
- die ChanceGerman
- chance; sandsynlighedDanish
- πιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενοGreek
- probabilidades, posibilidadesSpanish
- väljavaatedEstonian
- احتمالFarsi
- todennäköisyysFinnish
- chancesFrench
- סִיכּויִיםHebrew
- संभाव्यता, संयोगHindi
- vjerojatnostCroatian
- valószínűség, esély, kilátásokHungarian
- kemungkinanIndonesian
- líkurIcelandic
- probabilitàItalian
- 可能性Japanese
- 가망, 확률Korean
- galimybė, šansaiLithuanian
- izredzes; iespējaLatvian
- kemungkinanMalay
- waarschijnlijkheidDutch
- sjanser, odds, sannsynlighetNorwegian
- szansePolish
- احتمالPersian
- احتمالPashto
- probabilidadesPortuguese
- şanse; probabilitateRomanian
- шансы; вероятностьRussian
- nádejSlovak
- verjetnostSlovenian
- šanseSerbian
- chanser, utsikterSwedish
- โอกาสที่จะเป็นไปได้Thai
- olasılık, ihtimalTurkish
- 機會，可能性Chinese (Trad.)
- шансиUkrainian
- امکاناتUrdu
- lợi thếVietnamese
- 机会，可能性Chinese (Simp.)
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