over the odds

prepositional phrase

More than necessary; too much.

“If you wait til next week, you'll find yourself paying over the odds for the tickets.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. UKinformalMore than necessary; too much.

    If you wait til next week, you'll find yourself paying over the odds for the tickets.

    1 more example

    This might look like another of those dotcom deals, where a wealthy corporate giant pays over the odds for a business with big user numbers but no concrete business plan.

    2013 October 15, Rory Cellan-Jones, “Supercell: Europe’s supercharged games success”, in BBC News

Origin

Connected with gambling, such as horse racing and card games, where the amount for a price or a payoff depends on the odds (chances).

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Translations

Spanish a precio de oro
  • a precio de oroTranslations
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APA

over the odds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20odds

MLA

“over the odds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20odds. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over the odds,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20odds.

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