fifty-fifty
adjective
fif·ty-fif·ty
ˌfif-tē-ˈfif-tē 
1
: shared, assumed, or borne equally
a fifty-fifty proposition
2
: half favorable and half unfavorable
a fifty-fifty chance
fifty-fifty
adverb
Examples of fifty-fifty in a Sentence
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But Vallance is quick to point out how the design process was a true fifty-fifty effort.
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Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Children had a fifty-fifty chance of receiving each option: the clown could either burst out from under their bed to juggle hatchets (no notice) or appear at their birthday party to juggle balls (notice given).
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
Moreover, the proportion of successful coups has fallen, having roughly a fifty-fifty chance of success in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, to less than a one-in-four chance since the end of the Cold War.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2016
The cast was split about fifty-fifty on why they were drawn to the project— some intrigued by the star power in the directing and writing team of Soderbergh and David Koepp, others by the ghoulish topic alone.
—Vulture, 20 Jan. 2024
Brown University, for example, which had an applicant pool that was just under sixty-three per cent female in the 2021-22 application cycle, accepted around seven per cent of the male applicants and around four per cent of the female applicants, to admit a class that was roughly fifty-fifty.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
The standard arrangement in the primary market is a fifty-fifty split between the artist and the dealer, but some artists, including Richard Prince and Damien Hirst, can command a larger share.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
The friend who’s examining the balls—guessing or even possibly lying—has a fifty-fifty shot to pick the right one.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
Her honest feedback divided her followers fifty-fifty in an Instagram poll.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2023
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Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Children had a fifty-fifty chance of receiving each option: the clown could either burst out from under their bed to juggle hatchets (no notice) or appear at their birthday party to juggle balls (notice given).
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
Moreover, the proportion of successful coups has fallen, having roughly a fifty-fifty chance of success in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, to less than a one-in-four chance since the end of the Cold War.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2016
The cast was split about fifty-fifty on why they were drawn to the project— some intrigued by the star power in the directing and writing team of Soderbergh and David Koepp, others by the ghoulish topic alone.
—Vulture, 20 Jan. 2024
Brown University, for example, which had an applicant pool that was just under sixty-three per cent female in the 2021-22 application cycle, accepted around seven per cent of the male applicants and around four per cent of the female applicants, to admit a class that was roughly fifty-fifty.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
The standard arrangement in the primary market is a fifty-fifty split between the artist and the dealer, but some artists, including Richard Prince and Damien Hirst, can command a larger share.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
The friend who’s examining the balls—guessing or even possibly lying—has a fifty-fifty shot to pick the right one.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 5 June 2023
Her honest feedback divided her followers fifty-fifty in an Instagram poll.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2023
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