to bet at odds of 8 to 1

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• odds — [ädz] pl.n. [sometimes, esp. formerly, with sing. v.] 1. Archaic inequalities 2. Now Rare difference or amount of difference 3. difference in favor of one side over the other; advantage 4. an equalizing advantage given or received in betting,… …   English World dictionary

• odds — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. 2 the chances or balance of probability in favour of or against some result (the odds are against it; the odds are that it will… …   Useful english dictionary

• odds — plural noun 1》 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. 2》 (the odds) the chances of something happening or being the case. 3》 (the odds) the balance of advantage; superiority in… …   English new terms dictionary

• odds — [ adz ] noun plural ** 1. ) the chances of something happening: the odds of doing something: The odds of getting hit by a falling satellite are very small. (the) odds are (that) (=it is likely that): The odds are they won t succeed. the odds are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• odds — S3 [ɔdz US a:dz] n [plural] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(probability)¦ 2¦(difficulties)¦ 3 be at odds 4¦(horse racing etc)¦ 5 it makes no odds 6 pay over the odds ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROBABILITY)¦ the odds how lik …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bet — [n] game of chance; money gambled action, ante, betting, chance, down on, hazard, long shot, lot, lottery, odds, odds on, parlay, play, pledge, plunge, pot, raffle, random shot, risk, shot, shot in the dark*, speculation, stake, sweepstakes,… …   New thesaurus

• odds — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. 2) (the odds) the chances of something happening or being the case. 3) (the odds) the balance of advantage; superiority… …   English terms dictionary

• bet — I verb adventure, ante, ante up, cast lots, chance, chance the odds, draw, draw lots, encounter the risk, flip a coin, gamble, game, hazard, incur the risk, lay a wager, lay even money, lay money down, lay odds, leave to chance, parlay, play,… …   Law dictionary

• odds-on — Odds of less than even money. This a bet where you have to outlay more than you win. For example if a horse is two to one Odds On, you have to outlay two dollars to win one dollar and your total collect if the horse wins is three dollars. That is …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• odds-on-favorite — [n] front runner best bet, contender, favorite, first choice, top seed; concepts 423,446 …   New thesaurus

• Odds — For the alternative rock band, see Odds (band). Odds against redirects here. For the 1966 documentary film, see The Odds Against. The odds in favor of an event or a proposition are expressed as the ratio of a pair of integers, which is the ratio… …   Wikipedia