for keeps

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

for keeps

  1. (gaming) With an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives.
    When we gamble at poker, we play for keeps.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) With a strong competitive resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.
  3. Permanently.
    • 1925 Aug. 10, "Golf: Shenecossett Invitation," Time:
      The Griswold trophy was presented to its winner, for keeps, since it was the third time she had won it.

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