Fifty-fifty
[fif-tee-fif-tee] /ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti/
adjective
1.
equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.:
a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
adverb
2.
in an evenly or equally divided way:
The board voted fifty-fifty on the merger.
Idioms
3.
go fifty-fifty (on), to share equally in the cost, responsibility, or profits (of):
We went fifty-fifty on the dinner check.
adjective, adverb
1.
(informal) shared or sharing equally; in equal parts
adverb
Equally or fairly shared: split the pizza fifty-fifty (1913+)
see under under go halves
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[fif-tee-fawr-fawr-tee, -fohr-] /ˈfɪf tiˌfɔrˈfɔr ti, -ˌfoʊr-/ U.S. History. 1. a slogan popular in 1846, especially among Democrats, who asserted U.S. ownership of the entire Oregon country, including the part that Great Britain claimed between 49° and 54° 40prime; N latitude.