Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having nothing due or owed on either side.
- adjective Having a tied score, as in a game.
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- adjective idiomatic
Equal ;fair .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is now even-steven going into the 2012 election.
Paul Abrams: Trump Demands Bin Laden's Long-Form Death Certificate: Hawaiian Investigators Sent to Pakistan Paul Abrams 2011
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It is now even-steven going into the 2012 election.
Paul Abrams: Trump Demands Bin Laden's Long-Form Death Certificate: Hawaiian Investigators Sent to Pakistan Paul Abrams 2011
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The friend who still owes my daughter for a Jimmy Eat World ticket from 2004 and never chipped in for the car rental for the trip from Boston to Albany, or the gas, or the lodging, and who honestly believes that everything's even-steven because she staked my kid to a latte on the way back.
Putting the Squeeze on Cheapskates Joe Queenan 2011
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Atkins came to rue the even-steven split, but at the time, he figured there was no way “big, bad Boeing” would take a minority position in such a venture.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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Atkins came to rue the even-steven split, but at the time, he figured there was no way “big, bad Boeing” would take a minority position in such a venture.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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Atkins came to rue the even-steven split, but at the time, he figured there was no way “big, bad Boeing” would take a minority position in such a venture.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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I think Mitt Romney will win some and lose some, which puts him even-steven.
Poll: Hillary Locked In Dead Heats With Rudy, McCain In Key Swing States 2009
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You pay the same as him, Octo-mom, Buffets secretary on each dollar earned..maybe we can call it even-steven.
"The domestic issues Mr. Obama ran and won on — health care, education, climate change, rebalancing the distribution of wealth..." Ann Althouse 2009
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QUEST: So red, you lost; amber, you're even-steven; green, you've made money.
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Ohio/Texas (March 4) and Pennsylvania (April 22) will tell the tale ... along with the superdelegates, who appear increasingly central to the outcome of this even-steven battle.
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