Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Half and half.

    In this recipe, the flour and sugar are fifty-fifty.

    In this recipe, the flour and sugar are in fifty-fifty proportions.

  2. (not comparable)Used to describe two possible outcomes as being equally likely.

    It is fifty-fifty that the employee who made the mistake will end up fired.

More definitions
  • equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced:even

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