Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay odds

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: lay odds
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.

verb

To feel certain about something.

Example Sentences

"Prince John: "I will lay odds that, ere this year expire, / We bear our civil swords and native fire / As far as France. I heard a bird so sing, / Whose music, to my thinking, pleas'd the King.""
""We're dead safe," he assured them with a laugh. "No salt mines this time, Smoke. But I'll tell you what -- I'll lay odds of five to one it's the Macedonia.""

Inflected Forms

lays odds (present, singular) laying odds (participle, present) laid odds (participle, past) laid odds (past)

Frequently Paired Words

wager

Synonyms

give odds

Antonyms

take odds

Questions

What does lay odds mean?: To offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.

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