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fifty-fifty  n.  A lottery in which the organizers retain fifty percent of the money wagered, and distribute fifty percent of the wagered money to the winner.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Fifty-fifty" Quotes from Famous Books



... the German spy system, and sometimes a bit better. Don't think for a minute that our enemies are not clever," said Josie earnestly. "Sometimes our agents make a grab; sometimes the German spy remains undiscovered. It's diamond cut diamond—fifty-fifty. But when we get every alien enemy sequestered in zones removed from all factories doing government work, we're going to have less trouble. A lot of these Germans and Austrians are liberty-loving Americans, loyal and true, but we must round up the innocent many, in order ...
— Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls • Edith Van Dyne (AKA L. Frank Baum)

... salary fifty-fifty every Saturday night. I got good backing in the bank, and I want you to be my ...
— The Sorrows of a Show Girl • Kenneth McGaffey

... him for his consideration, whereupon he replied, "Don't mention it, gran; that was fifty-fifty—part for you and ...
— More Toasts • Marion Dix Mosher

... in it!" said Skippy, who was suffocating. "Snorky, what I said goes! Money isn't everything. No—sentiment's bigger. Fifty-fifty, I ...
— Skippy Bedelle - His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete - Man of the World • Owen Johnson

... see it," said Milsom, "the fellow's a crook, all these Yankee detectives are grafters. He saw a chance of a big rake off and took it, fifty-fifty of a million ...
— The Green Rust • Edgar Wallace

... nodded. "Yes. There ain't nothin' will bother her. I judged it to be the best way." Endicott's hand shot out and the cowboy's met it in a firm grip. "I reckon we're fifty-fifty on that," he ...
— The Texan - A Story of the Cattle Country • James B. Hendryx

... from the Syndicate sat down and declared the Martians in for a fifty-fifty partnership, which means they actually gave them one per cent, which is ...
— Mars Confidential • Jack Lait

... you know it's the truth. When my father and Mr. Gregory were drowned off Diablo, Mascola thought he had us beaten. Rock thought so, too. But I'm telling you we're going to fool them both. There's something wrong around here, boys, when we can't get a fifty-fifty break on our own coast. And we're going to find ...
— El Diablo • Brayton Norton



Words linked to "Fifty-fifty" :   even, equal



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