even-steven
or e·ven-Ste·ven
[ ee-vuh n-stee-vuh n ]
/ ˈi vənˈsti vən /
adjective Informal.
having no balance of debt on either side; even in the setting of accounts.
having an equal chance or score; tied.
Origin of even-steven
First recorded in 1865–70; rhyming compound based on
even1
Words nearby even-steven
even permutation,
even so,
even up,
even-handed,
even-minded,
even-steven,
even-tempered,
even-toed ungulate,
evenfall,
evenhanded,
evening
Idioms and Phrases with even-steven
even-steven
Exactly equal; also, with nothing due or owed on either side. For example, I've paid it all back, so now we're even-steven. This rhyming phrase is used as an intensive for even. [Mid-1800s]