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单词 pari-mutuel
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pari-mutueln.

Brit. /ˌparɪˈmjuːtʃʊəl/, /ˌparɪˈmjuːtʃ(ᵿ)l/, /ˌparɪˈmjuːtjʊəl/, /ˌparɪˈmjuːtjᵿl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmjutʃə(wə)l/
Inflections: Plural paris-mutuels.
Forms: 1800s pari-mutual, 1800s– pari-mutuel.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pari mutuel.
Etymology: < French pari mutuel, literally ‘mutual stake or wager’ (dated 1872 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986) in sense 1) < pari wager, bet (1640) < parier to wager, bet (see pary v.) + mutuel mutual adj. In quot. 1881 at sense 1 altered after mutual adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (pari mütüęl) /parimytyɛl/.
1. Horse Racing. A form of betting in which those backing the first three horses divide the total of the losers' stakes (less the operator's commission). Also in extended use (in other sports) and figurative. Frequently attributive.The earliest system of pari-mutuel betting was set up and managed by the French government.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet
swoopstake1599
by-beta1627
levant1714
even money1732
play or pay bet1738
side bet1769
long shot1796
sweep1849
pay-or-play1853
sweepstake1861
pari-mutuel1868
to go a raker1869
flutter1874
skinner1874
by-wager1886
plunge1888
accumulator1889
saver1891
mutuel1893
quinella1902
parlay1904
Sydney or the bush1924
treble1924
daily double1930
all-up1933
round robin1944
double1951
twin double1960
perfecta1961
pool1963
lose bet1964
tiercé1964
Yankee bet1964
Yankee1967
nap1971
superfecta1971
tricast1972
triple1972
trixie1973
telebetting1974
trifecta1974
over-and-under1975
over-under1981
spread bet1981
1868 Bell's Life in London 29 Aug. 8/1 [She] seemed quite out of her element by the seaside, and perhaps the rush on her at Paris in the ‘Paris mutuels’ had a depressing effect on her as regards the morality of such transactions.
1881 Standard 7 Sept. 5/2 That the accounts of their horseracing should sometimes puzzle English readers by the mention of ‘pools’ and ‘Paris mutuals’ is possible.
1891 Harper's Mag. Mar. 511/1 For this rough horde of human beings the only interest that the races offered was the betting..by means of the mutual pool or pari mutuel system.
1894 Daily News 13 Oct. 5/3 The Minister of the Interior has prohibited throughout France the opening of pari mutuel offices at cycle races.
1931 E. Waugh Remote People 12 There had been a horse-race..with a pari-mutuel.
1955 ‘S. Ransome’ Deadly Bedfellows xiii. 123 The legislature..will choose to legalise pari-mutuel horse-racing.
1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports x. 172 Pari-mutuel betting refers to a system in which all the participating bettors are betting against each other.
1995 Esquire Oct. 64/2 Jackson and Perot have become locked as well, much like a field entry at a pari-mutuel track.
2. A booth for placing bets under such a system; (also) the machine which issues tickets recording such bets.
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1892 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 583/2 No totalizators or Paris Mutuels are allowed in the grounds.
1913 ‘F. Summerville’ Spirit of Paris v. 38 But there is a great keenness on the animals too, and men and women bet at the pari-mutuel with much earnestness.
1934 ‘A. Bridge’ Ginger Griffin xvi. 200 They strolled towards the pari-mutuel windows, which extended in a long row between the paddock and the grand-stand.
1983 D. Francis Danger xvii. 236 Dollars flooding..into the Pari-mutuel and losing tickets filling the trash cans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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