[chalīa] (v) EN: spread ; average ; distribute ; share ; distribute evenly ; divide equally ; balance out to ; make on average ; estimate an average ; go fifty-fiftyFR: partager ; répartir
n. a lottery in which the organizers retain fifty percent of the money wagered, and distribute fifty percent of the wagered money to the winner. [ PJC ]
(adj) equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced, Syn. fifty-fifty, Example:even amounts of butter and sugar; on even terms; it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split; had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance; an even fight