BOOKMAKING

Meaning of BOOKMAKING in English

Bookmaking is the activity of taking people’s money when they bet and paying them money if they win.

...an Internet ~ business.

N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

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BOOKMAKING — noun see: bookmaker
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOOKMAKING — Gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events and other competitions. …
Английский словарь Британика
BOOKMAKING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from book + making 1. : the making of books — used to include design, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOKMAKING — n. act of receiving and paying off bets; process of making books
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOOKMAKING — see bookmaker
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOKMAKING — gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events (particularly horse races), …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOKMAKING — ➡ bookmaker
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOKMAKING — Bookmaking is the activity of taking people’s money when they bet and paying them money if they win. ...an Internet …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOKMAKING — n. Gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events and other …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOOKMAKING — изготовление книг; книжное производство
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
POOLROOM — noun Date: 1861 a room in which bookmaking is carried on, a room for the playing of pool
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HANDBOOK — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference ; manual , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOOKMAKER — noun Date: 1515 a printer, binder, or designer of books, a person who determines odds and receives and pays off …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HANDICAP — In sports and games, a method of offsetting the varying abilities or characteristics of competitors in order to equalize their …
Английский словарь Британика
GAMBLING — Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are …
Английский словарь Британика
SYNDICATE — I. ˈsindəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from M syndicatus, past participle of syndicare, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ICE — I. ˈīs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIRE ROOM — noun Etymology: so called from its being provided with apparatus for the receipt of race results by wire : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUMPTUOUS — ˈsəm(p)chəwəs, -)chəs, -)sh- adjective Etymology: Middle French sumptueux, from Latin sumptuosus, from sumptus expense, cost + -osus -ous 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOLROOM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: pool (III) + room 1. : a room in which bookmaking is carried on 2. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDBOOKING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷iŋ noun : bookmaking 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDBOOK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of German handbuch 1. a. : a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAPHIC ARTS — noun plural : the fine and applied arts of representation, decoration, and writing or printing on flat surfaces together with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIREROOM — /wuyeur"roohm', -room'/ , n. 1. a bookmaking establishment, esp. one disguised as a lawful business. 2. a room, as in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOKMAKER — — bookmaking , n. , adj. /book"may'keuhr/ , n. 1. a person who makes a business of accepting the bets …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTING SHOP — Brit. a licensed bookmaking establishment that takes off-track bets on horse races. [ 1850-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOLROOM — noun Date: 1861 1. : a room in which bookmaking is carried on 2. : a room for the playing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDBOOK — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. : a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOKMAKER — ■ noun a person whose job is to take bets, calculate odds, and pay out winnings. Derivatives bookmaking noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
POOLROOM — [pool.room] n (1861) 1: a room in which bookmaking is carried on 2: a room for the playing of pool
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу

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