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- Dictionaryodds/ɒdz/
plural
- 1. the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way: "Nicer is starting at odds of 8-1"
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C1. the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen: If you drive a car all your life, the odds are that you'll have an accident at some point. There are heavy odds against people succeeding in such a bad economic climate. What are the odds on him being (= do you think he will be) re-elected?
The meaning of ODDS is the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances. How to use odds in a sentence.
Odds definition: the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else. See examples of ODDS used in a sentence.
odds. (ɒdz ) 1. plural noun. You refer to how likely something is to happen as the odds that it will happen. What are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door? [ + of] The odds are that you are going to fail. 2. See also odds-on. 3. plural noun.
The odds are the chances that something will happen. If you flip a coin, the odds are 50-50 you'll get heads. When we talk about odds, we're talking about probabilities, specifically, how likely it is that something will happen.
odds. noun. /ɒdz/ /ɑːdz/ [plural] Idioms. (usually the odds) the degree to which something is likely to happen. The odds are very much in our favour (= we are likely to succeed). The odds are heavily against him (= he is not likely to succeed). The odds are that (= it is likely that) she'll win.
Odds definition: differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected. See examples of ODDS used in a sentence.
