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parlay
par·lay P0076800 (pär′lā′, -lē)tr.v. par·layed, par·lay·ing, par·lays 1. To bet (an original wager and its winnings) on a subsequent event.2. To use to great advantage or transform into something better: parlayed some small investments into a large fortune.n. A bet comprising the sum of a prior wager plus its winnings or a series of bets made in such a manner.
[Alteration of paroli, staking of double the sum staked before in faro, from French, from obsolete Italian, probably from Italian parare, to place a bet, from Latin parāre, to prepare; see pare.]parlay (ˈpɑːlɪ) vb (tr) 1. (Gambling, except Cards) to stake (winnings from one bet) on a subsequent wager. Brit equivalent: double up 2. to exploit (one's talent) to achieve worldly successn (Gambling, except Cards) a bet in which winnings from one wager are staked on another, or a series of such bets[C19: variant of paroli, via French from Neapolitan Italian parolo, from paro a pair, from Latin pār equal, par]par•lay (ˈpɑr leɪ, -li)
v.t. 1. to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent contest. 2. to use (assets) to achieve a relatively great gain: to parlay a modest inheritance into a fortune. n. 3. a bet of an original sum and the subsequent winnings. [1820–30, Amer.; alter. of earlier paroli < French < Neapolitan Italian, pl. of parolo, perhaps derivative of paro equal < Latin pār; see pair] parlay
Past participle: parlayed
Gerund: parlaying
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| I parlay | | you parlay | | he/she/it parlays | | we parlay | | you parlay | | they parlay |
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| I parlayed | | you parlayed | | he/she/it parlayed | | we parlayed | | you parlayed | | they parlayed |
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| I am parlaying | | you are parlaying | | he/she/it is parlaying | | we are parlaying | | you are parlaying | | they are parlaying |
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| I have parlayed | | you have parlayed | | he/she/it has parlayed | | we have parlayed | | you have parlayed | | they have parlayed |
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| I was parlaying | | you were parlaying | | he/she/it was parlaying | | we were parlaying | | you were parlaying | | they were parlaying |
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| I had parlayed | | you had parlayed | | he/she/it had parlayed | | we had parlayed | | you had parlayed | | they had parlayed |
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| I will parlay | | you will parlay | | he/she/it will parlay | | we will parlay | | you will parlay | | they will parlay |
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| I will have parlayed | | you will have parlayed | | he/she/it will have parlayed | | we will have parlayed | | you will have parlayed | | they will have parlayed |
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| I will be parlaying | | you will be parlaying | | he/she/it will be parlaying | | we will be parlaying | | you will be parlaying | | they will be parlaying |
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| I have been parlaying | | you have been parlaying | | he/she/it has been parlaying | | we have been parlaying | | you have been parlaying | | they have been parlaying |
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| I will have been parlaying | | you will have been parlaying | | he/she/it will have been parlaying | | we will have been parlaying | | you will have been parlaying | | they will have been parlaying |
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| I had been parlaying | | you had been parlaying | | he/she/it had been parlaying | | we had been parlaying | | you had been parlaying | | they had been parlaying |
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| I would parlay | | you would parlay | | he/she/it would parlay | | we would parlay | | you would parlay | | they would parlay |
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| I would have parlayed | | you would have parlayed | | he/she/it would have parlayed | | we would have parlayed | | you would have parlayed | | they would have parlayed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | parlay - a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagerswager, bet - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" | | Verb | 1. | parlay - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wagerdouble upbet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" |
parlay
parlay (something) into (something else)To use a particular quality, asset, or trait so well or strategically that it becomes something even more valuable. He was able to parlay the negative press against his competitor into a successful ad campaign that ended up giving him a huge boost in business. When I was an intern, I parlayed my tech skills into a part-time job overseeing the publishers' e-book production.See also: parlayparlay something into somethingFig. to exploit an asset in such a way as to increase its value to some higher amount. She is trying to parlay her temporary job into a full-time position. Alice parlayed her inheritance into a small fortune by investing in the stock market.See also: parlayparlay intov. To work with or manipulate some quality in order to make it something of value: She parlayed her ability to make people feel comfortable into a successful career as a therapist. The politician was able to parlay the people's complaints into a successful campaign strategy.See also: parlayParlay
ParlayAn open programming interface (API) to a service provider's network (the network operator), developed by the Parlay Group (www.parlay.org). By enabling the customer's application to talk directly to the network, it allows the end user to have greater access to network information as well as manage certain network features. The object-oriented, network-independent Parlay API supports multimedia data types and discovery. Pronounced exactly like the French "parler," which means "to talk."FinancialSeedouble upparlay
Synonyms for parlaynoun a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagersRelated Wordsverb stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wagerSynonymsRelated Words- bet on
- gage
- game
- stake
- punt
- back
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