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:
Bookmakers are offering punters odds of 6-1 on the horse Red Devil winning the race.
What are the odds on him winning the title for the third year running?
The bookmakers aren't offering very good odds on a draw.
The odds have shortened from 10-1 to 5-1.
The odds against you winning such a competition are enormous.
At odds with a climate of reduced unknowns and devolved responsibility is a desire in good clients to pursue creativity, novelty and delight.
Odds of exit were 80 per cent lower for respondents with two or more children compared with others.
The associations between the risk factors included in the survey and symptoms of diarrhoea were assessed using bivariate tabulations and calculations of odds ratios.
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