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fifty–fifty
adjective fif·ty–fif·ty \ˌfif-tē-ˈfif-tē\
: shared equally
: equally good and bad
Full Definition of FIFTY-FIFTY
1
: shared, assumed, or borne equally <a fifty–fifty proposition>
2
: half favorable and half unfavorable <a fifty–fifty chance>
— fifty–fifty adverb
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1913
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