Usually means: Might do it; no loss.
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  1. may as well: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. may as well: Merriam-Webster
  3. may as well: Wiktionary
  4. may as well: Dictionary.com

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  1. may as well: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (may as well)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) Used to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference

Similar:
might as well, would, imply, equal, be one thing, cut both ways, compare, have to, equivale, amount, more...

Opposite:
might as well not, should not, ought not

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Similar:
might as well, would, imply, equal, be one thing, cut both ways, compare, have to, equivale, amount, more...

Opposite:
might as well not, should not, ought not



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