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for keeps

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  • adverb idiomatic, gaming With an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives.
  • adverb idiomatic, by extension, informal To compete seriously, with a strong resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.
  • adverb idiomatic, informal Permanently.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb for the winner to keep all

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synonyms (18)

Words with the same meaning

  1. aye
  2. ever
  3. ever and again
  4. ever and anon
  5. evermore
  6. for all time
  7. for aye
  8. for good
  9. forever
  10. forever and aye
  11. forevermore
  12. in all ages
  13. now and forever
  14. once and for all
  15. throughout the ages
  16. till doomsday
  17. till time stops
  18. to keep

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