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0 the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen:
If you drive a car all your life, the odds are that you'll have an accident at some point.
There are heavy odds against people succeeding in such a bad economic climate.
What are the odds on him being (= do you think he will be) re-elected?
The odds are stacked against a woman succeeding (= it is not likely that a woman will succeed) in the business.
The odds against my horse winning (= that it will not win)/on my horse winning (= that it will win) are a hundred to one.
The odds that the US entrant will win the race are ten to one.
1 the likelihood that a particular thing will or will not happen:
2 the odds of something happening are how probable it is that it will happen:
the odds are against sth At the moment it seems the odds are against a deal.
the odds are on sth/in sth's favour They are so evenly matched, the odds are on a draw.
the odds are good/strong The odds are good that the country's transformation will proceed smoothly.
good/better odds People retiring today have better odds than ever of living a long healthy life.
the odds are slim/long Given the poor economic climate, the odds of success are slim.
3 how probable something is, expressed as a pair of numbers or a percentage, for example when betting :
4 to disagree with someone:
5 used to say that someone has achieved something or succeeded despite this being very unlikely:
7 more than something is really worth: