BOOKMAKERS

Meaning of BOOKMAKERS in English

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BOOKMAKING — Gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events and other competitions. …
Английский словарь Британика
TICKTACK — I. noun or tic·tac ˈtikˌtak ( -s ) Etymology: imitative 1. a. : a repeated ticking or tapping noise like …
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MULCT — I. ˈməlkt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin multa, mulcta 1. : fine , penalty , amercement 2. : an …
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LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
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LEERY — I. ˈlēri adjective Etymology: leer (V) + -y dialect England : leer V II. ˈlirē, -ri adjective ( -er/-est ) …
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BLOWER — I. ˈblōə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blāwere, from blāwan to blow + -ere -er …
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PAYOUT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the phrase pay out : the act of paying out : expenditure , …
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CALL-OVER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Britain : a meeting of bookmakers at which a list of entries in a coming …
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RING — ring 1 — ringless , adj. — ringlike , adj. /ring/ , n. , v. , ringed, ringing . n. …
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LINE — line 1 — linable, lineable , adj. — lineless , adj. — linelike , adj. /luyn/ , n. , v. …
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LAY — lay 1 /lay/ , v. , laid, laying , n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position …
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TIC-TAC — (also tick-tack ) ■ noun (in the UK) a kind of manual semaphore used by racecourse bookmakers to exchange information. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOOKMAKING — gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events (particularly horse races), …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: BOWLING — BOWLING: U.S. Tenpins. The popularity of "arena" settings for the final rounds of Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tournaments continued to …
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SIEGEL, BUGSY — born Feb. 28, 1906, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died June 20, 1947, Beverly Hills, Calif. byname of Benjamin Siegel New York …
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FOULIS, ROBERT — born April 20, 1707, Glasgow died June 2, 1776, Edinburgh Scottish printer whose work had considerable influence on the bookmakers …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BET — I. bet 1 S1 /bet/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bet , present participle betting ) …
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TICK — n. & v. --n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKINNER — n. 1 a person who skins animals or prepares skins. 2 a dealer in skins, a furrier. 3 Austral. Racing …
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RING — n. & v. --n. 1 a circular band, usu. of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or …
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TICK — n. & v. n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RING — n. & v. n. 1 a circular band, usu. of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RING — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a circular band, usu. of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOKMAKER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Albert's father was a bookmaker and they were partners in the business. ▪ Most experts …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOKMAKER'S — [noun] [C] [plural:] bookmakers or bookmakers'A bookmaker's is a place where bookmakers work.He went down to the bookmaker's in Chesterton …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOKMAKING — n. Gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events and other …
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