Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective More likely than others to win; having a good chance of success.

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  • adjective Having a chance of winning that is better than even
  • adjective In which the amount won on a bet is less than the amount staked

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  • adjective having a better than even chance of success

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Examples

  • Ipsos pollster Cliff Young said rising gasoline prices are taking their toll but they probably did not present a long-term problem for Obama, who he called the odds-on favorite.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Ipsos pollster Cliff Young said rising gasoline prices are taking their toll but they probably did not present a long-term problem for Obama, who he called the odds-on favorite.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Ipsos pollster Cliff Young said rising gasoline prices are taking their toll but they probably did not present a long-term problem for Obama, who he called the odds-on favorite.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • While undefeated five-division world champion Mayweather has been installed as an odds-on favorite by bookmakers for their fight in Las Vegas on Saturday, Ortiz firmly believes he can deliver a victory against a challenger who is 10 years older and has not fought in 16 months.

    Mayweather defeat "way overdue," says Ortiz Reuters 2011

  • Martin O'Neill is odds-on favourite to replace him, with Mark Hughes also heavily backed, but my money's on the Mackem's going for untried local pyramid inverter Jonathan Wilson, who would probably like me to steer anyone looking for a nice Christmas stocking-sized present for that special somebody in their life in the direction of his new biography of Brian Clough.

    Manchester United v Crystal Palace 2011

  • Surely it must now be odds-on that ear plugs will have to be declared at some point, as is already done with blinkers, visors, tonguestraps and cheekpieces.

    Cheltenham form suggests a race could be better than a rest | Chris Cook 2011

  • And correspondent Wyatt Cenac reported live from Heaven on which Republican was the odds-on favorite to receive the "coveted God endorsement."

    Cheers & Jeers: Jon Stewart in 2012 2012

  • While undefeated five-division world champion Mayweather has been installed as an odds-on favorite by bookmakers for their fight in Las Vegas on Saturday, Ortiz firmly believes he can deliver a victory against a challenger who is 10 years older and has not fought in 16 months.

    Mayweather defeat "way overdue," says Ortiz Reuters 2011

  • Richmond, in fact, seems like an odds-on bet to be a starter from Day 1.

    Big Ten Conference 2010

  • Frankel, ridden by Tom Queally, is unbeaten after five runs and is long odds-on to win the 2,000 Guineas.

    Frankel could be the best colt ever trained by veteran Henry Cecil 2011

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