play the odds

verb

To act, hoping for a particular, possible outcome.

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Meanings

verbplay the odds (third-person singular simple present plays the odds, present participle playing the odds, simple past and past participle played the odds)

present singular third person plays the odds · participle present playing the odds · participle past played the odds · past played the odds

  1. To act, hoping for a particular, possible outcome.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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