even up

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To make equal or level: To adjust or arrange something so that it is balanced, fair, or uniform.
    • To settle a score or debt: To make things even by compensating for a difference or imbalance.
Usage and Examples

  • To make equal or level:

    • The tailor will even up the hem of the dress.
    • Please even up the piles of books so they are the same height.

  • To settle a score or debt:

    • He bought the next round of drinks to even up after I paid for dinner.
    • The goal in the final minute evened up the score.
Advanced Usage
  • "to even things up": A common phrase meaning to make a situation fair or balanced.
    • The new tax credit is designed to even things up for low-income families.
Variants and Related Words
  • Even (verb/adjective): To make or become level or equal; flat, level, or balanced.
    • She evened the surface of the cake with a knife.
  • Evenness (noun): The quality of being regular, level, or equal.
    • The evenness of his tone was calming.
Synonyms
  • Balance: To bring into or keep in equilibrium.
  • Equalize: To make things equal in amount, size, or degree.
  • Level: To make a surface flat or even.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Even out: To become level, steady, or equal over time.
    • The road evens out after the next curve.
    • Prices should even out once supply increases.
Related Idioms
  • Get even: To take revenge, to retaliate so that a wrong is avenged.
    • He was determined to get even with the person who cheated him.
Verb
  1. even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  2. adjust for
    • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

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