Definition odds in British English

odds

noun

the chances of something happening

Example

The odds of getting hit by a falling satellite are very small.

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The odds are they won't succeed.

Example

The odds were always in favour of a South African victory.

Example

The odds were stacked against him, but he never gave up.

Example

What are the odds Jim will show up this time?

Synonyms and related words

possibility probability probability

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the chances that are used for calculating how much money you will get if the person or thing you bet on wins a race or competition

Example

I didn't bet on the horse because I didn't like the odds.

Example

They're giving odds of 5-1 against a knockout in the first round.

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bet call call

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Example

Left alone, they were fighting against overwhelming odds.

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Against all the odds, we won our case on appeal.

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problem difficulty trouble

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Words related to odds:

at odds (with) (phrase) I’d lay on something (phrase) it/something doesn’t make any odds (to me) (phrase) long odds (phrase) odds (phrase) odds and ends () odds and sods () odds-on () over the odds (phrase) the are stacked against you (phrase) the odds-on favourite (phrase) what’s the odds? (phrase)