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There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart.
Jean Baudrillard

Meaning of "double or quits" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLE OR QUITS

double or quits play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE OR QUITS

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conjunction
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Double or quits is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOUBLE OR QUITS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Double or Quits

Double or Quits is a solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. The game is so called because the cards are built in a pattern where the value doubles and decreases by 13 if necessary. The game starts with eight cards dealt in a 3x3 grid with a hollow center. The middle card of the bottom row becomes the foundation and all other cards form the reserve. The illustration below shows the layout: The foundation is built regardless of suit using a sequence in which the value doubles: A-2-4-8-3-6-Q-J-9-5-10-7-A-2, etc. For instance, if the card on the foundation is a 4, an 8 should be placed over it. Cards in the reserve are available for play and any gaps on the reserve are immediately filled by cards from the wastepile, or from the stock in case the wastepile is empty. If play is not possible from the reserve, the cards from the stock are dealt one at a time into the wastepile. When the stock runs out, the wastepile is picked up and becomes the new stock. This can be done only twice in the game. One can notice that kings are not involved in the sequence above.

Definition of double or quits in the English dictionary

The definition of double or quits in the dictionary is a game, throw, toss, etc, to decide whether the stake due is to be doubled or cancelled.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLE OR QUITS

double knit
double knitting
double knot
double life
double lock
double major
double marking
double negation
double negative
double obelisk
double parking
double play
double pneumonia
double printing
double refraction
double room
double salt
double saucepan
double scull
double sharp

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLE OR QUITS

call it quits
credits
cry quits
crystallized fruits
exploits
first fruits
health benefits
its
limits
merits
pits
quits
spirits
splits
straits
the squits
to be off limits
units
waits
wits

Synonyms and antonyms of double or quits in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «double or quits» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE OR QUITS

Find out the translation of double or quits to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of double or quits from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double or quits» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

双人或对等
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doble o renuncias
570 millions of speakers

English

double or quits
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डबल या इस्तीफा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضعف أو إنهاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двойной или квиты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dobro ou nada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিগুণ বা সমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quitte ou double
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Double atau quits
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Doppel-oder quitt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二重または突然終了
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이중 또는 종료됩니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindho utawa mandheg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đôi hoặc bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை அல்லது வெளியேறுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुप्पट किंवा उत्तीर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çift veya çıkışlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doppia o si chiude
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podwójne lub przerywa pracę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвійний або квити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dubla sau se închide
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλό ή αποχωρήσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubbel of sluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbel eller avbryts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dobbel eller avsluttes
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE OR QUITS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about double or quits

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QUOTES WITH «DOUBLE OR QUITS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word double or quits.
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Jean Baudrillard
There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE OR QUITS»

Discover the use of double or quits in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to double or quits and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Double or Quits?: The Future of Civil Nuclear Energy
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Malcolm C. Grimston, Peter Beck, 2010
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Double or Quits?
This text, the culmination of a two-year study, provides a dispassionate and objective assessment of the major disputes on the future role of this controversial fuel. Decisionmakers and their advi.
Malcolm C. Grimston and Peter Beck, 2002
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Double Or Quits: Two Plays
This is his second publication, in the form of 2 plays: "Daniel, please" which takes a look at the not-so-noble world of college-level teaching, and "Upside Down" which explores the abiding "Anglo-Indian" question--to be or not to be.
Bryan Peppin, 2012
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The Anthology Of Colonial Australian Crime Fiction
There was one gambling digger we called Double-or-Quits, because when he lost the game he would cry, 'Double or quits!' and losing that, would cry, 'Double or quits!' again; and then, 'Double or quits!' and 'Double or quits!' again and again  ...
Gelder,, Weaver,, , Ken Gelder, 2008
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Tinsley's Magazine
There was one gambling digger we called Double-or-Quits, because when he lost the game he would cry, " Double or quits !'' and, losing that, would cry, " Double or quits !" again ; and then " Double or quits !" and" Double or quits !" again, until ...
Edmund Hodgson Yates, William Tinsley, William Croft, 1871
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Double Or Quits: Rachel Riley's Year of (almost) Taking Control
A fantastically fat and sparkly bind-up of two riotous Rachel Riley books . . . Back to Life and The Facts of Life. Not suitable for younger readers.
Joanna Nadin, 2011
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Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for ...
It was a 'double or quits' bet meaning, that the present stake would be double the previous stake for the winner of the previous stakes, or the winnings from the previous stake would be returned to the loser of the previous stakes, in which ease, ...
John Griswold, 2006
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Love and Duty: A Novel
"Double or quits?" The sum was now becoming very considerable. The young man opposite hesitated, trembled, looked up to the celling with a sort of appealing despair, and muttered, in a hollow, stifled voice, "Done." Lord Algernon threw.
Anne Marsh-Caldwell, 1845
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
C Electrical goods are almost double the price they were a few years ago. o " Would you like another whiskey?" "Yes. Make it a double (- two standard amounts in one glass)." ▻ idiom double or quits uk (us double or nothing) (in games where ...
‎2008
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Samsung Electronics and the Struggle for Leadership of the ...
Game theory, as taught in Western business schools, does not teach the “double or quits” strategy. Fundamental to competitive business psychology, the strategy refers to the simplest gambling ploy of all time. In gambling, double or quits is a ...
Anthony Michell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE OR QUITS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term double or quits is used in the context of the following news items.
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Learn from the Greeks – pay back the money
We could even go double or quits. If the voters say he shouldn't cough up, let's build him a second one. If they jigga on him, he hands it over to ... «News24, Jul 15»
2
Small-cap rockets: Double or quits?
As ever there has been a mixed performance among the constituents of the FTSE AIM All Share index over the past year, but 36 of them, or 4% ... «Interactive Investor, Jun 15»
3
Battle of the brains at Recorder quiz
... on a their historic, geographical, sporting and cultural knowledge before rounding off the event with a double or quits audio round. When the ... «Romford Recorder, Jun 15»
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Emmerdale: ITV stars come to Derbyshire for charity cricket match
Renowned for its double or quits bet at the turn of the century between the infamous cricketer WG Grace and a lady bowler, resulting in Grace ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»
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BBC1 to reunite relatives in gameshow
The last thing I would want, ever, is some game show to play double or quits to influence the fate of it. I dont remember seeing this one in W1A, ... «Broadcast, May 15»
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Lindsay Lohan and the actors who doubled up
Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin made it double or quits in 1998, each playing a set of identical twins separated at birth who cross wires at the Plaza ... «Radio Times, May 15»
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What Ukip's civil war is really about
... only half, is a reflection of the Farage strategy – double or quits. The question now is whether his call to the anonymous figure in Ukip to come ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Double Or Quits With LGO Energy PLC & BowLeven PLC?
LGO Energy (LSE: LGO) and BowLeven (LSE: BLVN) are rising, with their shares up 9% and 5%, respectively, at the time of writing. «The Motley Fool UK, May 15»
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St Totteringham's Day sees Arsenal celebrations as Gunners …
And, had any Arsenal fan had a £20 bet with a Tottenham fan in 1995 that the Gunners would finish above them, then did double or quits from ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Spectrum auction fallout: M&As, virtual telcos, and a white elephant …
At some point, even the Tatas will have have to take a double or quits call: without substantially increasing their investments, they cannot gain ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»

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