Money & finance

even out

become balanced

If things even out, they become more equal or balanced over time.

B2 common speech & writing

phrasal verb

Hear it in real life

Was the workload fair?

Not every week, but it evened out in the end.

Play the conversation

I spend more in some months, but the costs usually even out over the year.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The costs even out themselves over the year.

Say: The costs even out over the year.

Use "even out" on its own when differences gradually become balanced; do not add a reflexive pronoun.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

things even out; it evens out; things have evened out

Your turn: say it out loud

I spend more in some months, but the costs usually even out over the year.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

even out

become balanced

“I spend more in some months, but the costs usually even out over the year.”

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