noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ɑdz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɒdz/
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rhymes with -ɒdz
CMU ARPABET:AA1 D Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
I looked at the odds given by all bookmakers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: board-games, chess, games
Examples
She beat me with knight odds but lost with rook odds.
The grandmaster gave his opponents significant time odds, of one minute versus ten minutes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
plural of odd
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: likelihood, likeliness
6
noun
Meaning 6
the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he offered odds of two to one
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: betting odds
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ratio
History
Etymology
From odd (“uneven, strange”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kansverhouding
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Bulgarian:
шанс
(šans)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Chinese Mandarin:
概率
(gàilǜ)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Czech:
šance
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Dutch:
de kansen
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Finnish:
vetosuhde
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
French:
chances
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
German:
Wahrscheinlichkeit
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Greek:
πιθανότητα
(pithanótita)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Indonesian:
kemungkinan
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Irish:
corrlach
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Irish:
seans
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Italian:
possibilità
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Japanese:
オッズ
(ozzu)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Macedonian:
вероја́тност
(verojátnost)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Macedonian:
и́згледи
(ízgledi)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Macedonian:
ша́нси
(šánsi)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Norwegian Bokmål:
odds
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Norwegian Nynorsk:
odds
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Portuguese:
chances
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Russian:
вероя́тность
(verojátnostʹ)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Russian:
ша́нс m or ша́нсы
(šáns)
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Spanish:
probabilidad
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Swedish:
odds
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Tagalog:
kahigtan
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Vietnamese:
khả năng
— the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening
Czech:
kurs
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Finnish:
kerroin
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
German:
Gewinnquote
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Greek:
απόδοση
(apódosi)
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Hungarian:
szorzó
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Irish:
corrlach
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Italian:
probabilità
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Japanese:
勝算
(shōsan)
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Japanese:
勝ち目
(kachime)
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Norwegian Bokmål:
odds
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Norwegian Nynorsk:
odds
— the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
