even out

Questions about even out

What does even out mean?

even out means "adjust for". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for even out?

Close synonyms include compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is even out a common word?

even out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.