bookmaking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
  2. The art or practice of printing and binding books.

Word forms

bookmaking bookmakings

Etymology

From Middle English boke-making, equivalent to book + making.

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