odds

== English == === Etymology === From odd (“uneven, strange”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɑdz/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒdz/ Rhymes: -ɒdz === Noun === odds pl (plural only) The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening. The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations. (chess) An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time. === Noun === odds plural of odd ==== Usage notes ==== The word "odds" was formerly sometimes used with a singular verb, e.g. (Stephen S. Foster) "If there be any difference in the two crimes, the odds is in favor of the foreign enslaver." ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: ots → Swedish: odds ==== Translations ==== === See also === even money evens === Anagrams === DDoS, OSDD, DDOs, DDOS, dods, Dods == Icelandic == === Noun === odds indefinite genitive singular of oddur == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From English odds. === Noun === odds m (definite singular oddsen, indefinite plural odds, definite plural oddsene) odds === References === “odds” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English odds. === Noun === odds m (definite singular oddsen, indefinite plural odds, definite plural oddsa) odds === References === “odds” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.