pari-mutuel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and a house take are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all placed bets.
  2. A booth used to place such bets, or a machine used to record bets and calculate payoffs.

Pronunciation

/ˌpaɹiˈmjuːtʃʊəl/

Word forms

pari-mutuel pari-mutuels paris-mutuels parimutuel

Etymology

From French pari mutuel (“mutual bet”).

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