POINT-SHAVING


Meaning of POINT-SHAVING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpȯint-ˌshā-viŋ ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: 1975

: an attempt (as by a member of the team favored to win) to influence the final score of a game so that the predicted winner wins by less than the point spread

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.