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Parlay   /pˈɑrleɪ/   Listen
Parlay

verb
1.
Stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager.  Synonym: double up.
noun
1.
A series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers.





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"Parlay" Quotes from Famous Books



... as the firing began, the commander and his men began to make their way toward the Greatest Noble. They had been forced to stand a good five yards away during the parlay, cut off from direct contact by the Imperial guards. The commander, sword in hand, began cutting his ...
— Despoilers of the Golden Empire • Gordon Randall Garrett
... expect a foreign young woman of your sense to do. So I'll give you a piece of advice, and it's this, don't you talk too much. You're not expected to say anything here, and you can't keep too quiet a tongue in your head. In short, the less you PARLAY, the better, you know." Mr. Bucket is very complacent over this ...
— Bleak House • Charles Dickens


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