fifty-fiftyadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌfɪftɪˈfɪfti/, U.S.

/ˌfɪftiˈfɪfti/

Etymology: < fifty n. 1.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. adv.

On a basis of fifty per cent. (or one half) each; half-and-half, equally.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adverb] > evenly

fairly1731

even Steven1866

fifty-fifty1913

1913 P. G. Wodehouse Little Nugget vi. 121 Say, Sam, don't be a hawg. Let's go fifty-fifty in dis deal.

1913 P. G. Wodehouse Little Nugget xiv. 248 ‘Fifteen per cent. is our offer,’ he said. ‘And to think it was once fifty-fifty!’

1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap vi. 263 And she glared at Cousin Egbert with rage and distrust splitting fifty-fifty in her fevered eyes.

1922 E. O'Neill Anna Christie i. 19 Good girl?.. Well, yuh treated me square yuhself. So it's fifty-fifty.

B. adj.

Equal, shared equally; half-and-half.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > sharing > [adjective] > shared > shared by two or three > shared equally by two

fifty-fifty1913

1913 P. G. Wodehouse Little Nugget xii. 209 Would a fifty-fifty offer tempt you?

1924 Daily Mail 28 Nov. 10/5 [He] did not take a fifty-fifty chance that the bedroom door he would enter by was the right one. It was pointed out to him the day before.

1937 Times 13 Apr. p. xxix/4 In many craft the power of the engine is such that one could hardly say into which division she fits; there is, as a fact, a type of motor-sailer which is spoken of as the ‘fifty-fifty’.

1949 H. Wadman Life Sentence 47 It will take much of the sting out of the opposition if the ownership is fifty-fifty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fifty-fifty
释义	fifty-fiftyadv.adj. Brit. /ˌfɪftɪˈfɪfti/, U.S. /ˌfɪftiˈfɪfti/ Etymology: < fifty n. 1. colloquial (originally U.S.). A. adv. On a basis of fifty per cent. (or one half) each; half-and-half, equally. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adverb] > evenly fairly1731 even Steven1866 fifty-fifty1913 1913 P. G. Wodehouse Little Nugget vi. 121 Say, Sam, don't be a hawg. Let's go fifty-fifty in dis deal. 1913 P. G. Wodehouse Little Nugget xiv. 248 ‘Fifteen per cent. is our offer,’ he said. ‘And to think it was once fifty-fifty!’ 1916 H. L. Wilson Somewhere in Red Gap vi. 263 And she glared at Cousin Egbert with rage and distrust splitting fifty-fifty in her fevered eyes. 1922 E. O'Neill Anna Christie i. 19 Good girl?.. Well, yuh treated me square yuhself. So it's fifty-fifty. B. adj. Equal, shared equally; half-and-half. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > sharing > [adjective] > shared > shared by two or three > shared equally by two fifty-fifty1913 1913 P. G. Wodehouse Little Nugget xii. 209 Would a fifty-fifty offer tempt you? 1924 Daily Mail 28 Nov. 10/5 [He] did not take a fifty-fifty chance that the bedroom door he would enter by was the right one. It was pointed out to him the day before. 1937 Times 13 Apr. p. xxix/4 In many craft the power of the engine is such that one could hardly say into which division she fits; there is, as a fact, a type of motor-sailer which is spoken of as the ‘fifty-fifty’. 1949 H. Wadman Life Sentence 47 It will take much of the sting out of the opposition if the ownership is fifty-fifty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1913
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