sure-win
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🇺🇸
/ˈʃʊr.wɪn/
🇬🇧
/ˈʃʊə.wɪn/
certain victory
Etymology
'sure-win' is a modern English compound formed from 'sure' and 'win', where 'sure' meant 'certain' and 'win' meant 'to achieve victory'.
'sure' originates from Old French 'seur' (from Latin 'securus'), and 'win' comes from Old English 'winnan'; the two elements were combined in modern English to create the compound 'sure-win' (an adjectival/noun phrase meaning a guaranteed victory).
Initially, the elements meant 'certain' and 'to win' separately; combined as 'sure-win' the term came to mean 'certain victory' or 'guaranteed success' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
something that is almost certain to succeed or bring a profit; a guaranteed success.
Many investors treated the deal as a sure-win.
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Adjective 1
certain or almost certain to win or succeed; guaranteed to succeed.
They came up with a sure-win strategy for the game.
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