单词 | pari-mutuel |
释义 | pari-mutueln. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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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