Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

even up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.84 in modern English

Syllables: even up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make even; to make level.

Transitive verb

verb

To become even.

Intransitive verb

verb

To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.

Example Sentences

"I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake, and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while. I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait."

Usage

Inflected Forms

evens up (present, singular) evening up (participle, present) evened up (participle, past) evened up (past)

Synonyms

square up jog compensate counterbalance correct make up even out even off

Questions

What does even up mean?: To make even; to make level.

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