Fifty-fifty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Fifty-fifty is an adverb meaning In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc.
Meaning
In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc.
More Meanings
- Half and half.
- Used to describe two possible outcomes as being equally likely.
- (sports) A challenge between two opposing players, where both have an equal chance of taking possession.
- (skateboarding) Ellipsis of fifty-fifty grind, a rail or edge grind, using both trucks to grind along, longitudinally aligned.
- (snowboarding) Ellipsis of fifty-fifty slide, a rail slide where the snowboard is longitudinally aligned with the direction of the slide, down the centerline.
Example Sentences
In this recipe, the flour and sugar are fifty-fifty.
In this recipe, the flour and sugar are in fifty-fifty proportions.
It is fifty-fifty that the employee who made the mistake will end up fired.
I'll handle production, you handle sales, and we'll split profits fifty-fifty.
Word Forms
- fifty-fifties
Synonyms for fifty-fifty
Depending on context, synonyms include even, equal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include even, equal, win-win, fifty-fifth, half, halfe.
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