Parlay

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To bet (an original wager and its winnings) on a subsequent event.
  • v. To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage: 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager.
  • v. To increase.
  • v. To speak about peace. To have peace talks. See also: pow-wow.
  • v. To convert into something better
  • n. Such a bet or series of bets.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To wager the winnings plus the initial stake of one bet on a subsequent wager, or to engage in a series of such increased wagers.
  • v. To exploit success in one endeavor so as to achieve greater success in subsequent endeavors.
  • v. Fig., to transform a gain into something of greater value.
  • n. The act of betting the winnings from a prior bet, plus the original stake, on a subsequent bet; the second or later such bet in a series; also, a series of such bets, with the stakes for later bets coming from the winnings of earlier bets.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See parley.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
  • n. a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
    • Verb Form
    parlayed    parlaying    parlays   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stake    béton    punt    back    game   
    Cross Reference
    parley   
    Same Context
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