odds-on

See also: odds on

English

Adjective

odds-on (comparative more odds-on, superlative most odds-on)

  1. Having a chance of winning that is better than even.
    • 2015 May 25, Daniel Taylor, “Norwich reach Premier League after early blitz sees off Middlesbrough”, in The Guardian (London)‎[1]:
      The trophy had barely been lifted before the first press release went out from the bookmakers announcing Norwich as odds-on to go down next season.
    • 2025 October 11, Jonathan Derbyshire, “Bringing back the S-word”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:
      Trump described the man odds-on to take the keys to Gracie Mansion in November as a “Communist” who “is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City.”
  2. In which the amount won on a bet is less than the amount staked.
  3. (colloquial) Very likely.
    • 1966, New Commonwealth, volume 44, page 385:
      Name a light entertainer and its odds-on that he - or even she (think of Cilla Black) – learned the trade of laughter and song in Liverpool.

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