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• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения выравнивания, уравновешивания или восстановления справедливости, часто путем корректировки или компенсации.

A phrasal verb used to indicate making something equal, balanced, or fair, often by adjusting or compensating.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Make equal or balancedinformal

   To make something equal, fair, or balanced, often in terms of score, amount, or condition.

   Уравнять

   • The team scored a goal to even up the score.
   • He paid for dinner to even up the bill.
   • We need to even up the distribution of resources.

   Synonymsbalancecounterbalanceequalizeeven outleveloffsetsquaretie

   Antonymsdistortskewunbalance

2. Settle a debt or scoreinformal

   To settle a debt or to get revenge in a fair manner.

   Рассчитаться

   • She worked extra hours to even up her time off.
   • He wanted to even up the score after losing the first game.
   • They agreed to even up the accounts by the end of the month.

   Synonymsget evenpay backrepaysettlesquare

Base verbeven