even up

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even up

verb evens up · evening up · evened up

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

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@misc{even_up_2026,
  title = {even up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/even%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}