give odds



give odds

1. To offer a bet with favorable odds to the bettor (as by a bookmaker). Bookmakers are giving odds that the company's new smartphone outsells its competitors 2:1.
2. To be completely sure of something. I'll give odds that Jeremy tries to skip out on paying me back for dinner.
See also: give, odds

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Liloulee-LOOFrench
Al[æl]
Araminta-English (Rare)
Aafje-Dutch
BronteBRAHN-teeEnglish (Rare)
Bertil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish