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Meaning of even up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To make even; to make level.
    transitive
  2. To become even.
    intransitive
  3. To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.

Equivalents

Українська вирівнювати вирівняти

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

evene evened evened out evened the score evened up evenes

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