""Will you sell it for $45?"" ""Make it an even fifty and you got a deal.""
Financial and business terms. 2012.
an even fifty/hundred — an even ten/fifty/hundred, etc. ► INFORMAL used to describe a number that ends in 0, not more or less than that number: » Will you sell it for $45? Make it an even fifty and you got a deal. Main Entry: ↑even … Financial and business terms
even — e‧ven [ˈiːvn] adjective 1. staying at the same level, rather than frequently changing from one level to the other: • Strong trade will encourage more even selling. 2. giving two sides, things, ideas etc equal or fair treatment: • We should try… … Financial and business terms
even — [adj1] flat, uniform alike, balanced, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equal, flush, homogenous, horizontal, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth, square,… … New thesaurus
fifty-fifty — adj. equally large; of probabilities. Syn: even. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fifty — O.E. fiftig, from fif five (see FIVE (Cf. five)) + tig group of ten (see TY (Cf. ty) (1)). Cf. O.Fris. fiftich, O.N. fimm tigir, Du. vijftig, O.H.G. fimfzug, Ger. fünfzig, Goth … Etymology dictionary
fifty-fifty — ☆ fifty fifty [fif′tē fif′tē ] Informal adj. shared equally between two persons or things; equal; even adv. equally; half and half … English World dictionary
Fifty-state strategy — A fifty state strategy is a political strategy which aims for progress in all states of the United States of America, rather than conceding certain states as unwinnable . In a presidential campaign, it is usually implemented as an appeal to a… … Wikipedia
fifty-fifty — adjective equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced (Freq. 1) even amounts of butter and sugar on even terms it was a fifty fifty (or even) split had a fifty fifty (or even) chance an even fight • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
even — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. level, equal, smooth, flat, flush, uniform, regular, unvaried, parallel; equable, even tempered, unruffled, placid; equitable, fair, impartial, just; straightforward, plain, direct; abreast,… … English dictionary for students
even — I [[t]i͟ːv(ə)n[/t]] DISCOURSE USES ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v You use the word even to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising. He kept calling me for years, even after he got… … English dictionary
