fifty-fifty

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ˌfifty-ˈfifty adverbadv , adjective spoken

1 EQUALif you divide something fifty-fifty, you divide it equally between two people, companies etc 〔双方〕平分（的）；对半（的）

divide/split/share something fifty-fifty

The companies split the profits fifty-fifty.

两家公司平分利润。

We’ll share it on a fifty-fifty basis.

我们可以对半分。

go fifty-fifty (on something) (=share the cost of something equally) 平摊（某物的）费用

We went fifty-fifty on a new TV set.

我们各出一半钱买了台新电视机。

2 UNCERTAINif there is a fifty-fifty chance of something happening, it is as equally likely to happen as not to happen 〔可能性〕百分之五十（的） SYN equal

a fifty-fifty chance of winning

百分之五十的胜率

Examples from the Corpus

a fifty-fifty chance• At least they stand a fifty-fifty chance of fighting if they go stupid.• He says he had a fifty-fifty chance of surviving the operation but it was better than no odds at all.• For two siblings there is a fifty-fifty chance that it will share one of its genes.

From Longman Business Dictionary

fifty-fiftyˌfifty-ˈfifty adjectiveadj

1divided or shared equally between two people, companies etc

It was suggested that they continue the development on a fifty-fifty cost-sharing basis.

—fifty-fifty adverbadv

We decided to split the costs fifty-fifty.

2having an equal chance of happening in one of two ways

You have a fifty-fifty chance of winning.

ˌfifty-ˈfifty adverbadv

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