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Meaning of "pari-mutuel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARI-MUTUEL

From French, literally: mutual wager.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARI-MUTUEL

pari-mutuel  [ˌpærɪˈmjuːtjʊəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARI-MUTUEL

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pari-Mutuel 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 PARI-MUTUEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pari-mutuel

Parimutuel betting

Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets. In some countries it is known as the Tote after the totalisator which calculates and displays bets already made. The parimutuel system is used in gambling on horse racing, greyhound racing, jai alai, and all sporting events of relatively short duration in which participants finish in a ranked order. A modified parimutuel system is also used in some lottery games. Betting on the Favorite, an 1870 engraving...

Definition of pari-mutuel in the English dictionary

The definition of pari-mutuel in the dictionary is a system of betting in which those who have bet on the winners of a race share in the total amount wagered less a percentage for the management.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARI-MUTUEL


artefactual
ˌɑːrtɪˈfæktjʊəl
aspectual
æˈspɛktjʊəl
conceptual
kənˈsɛptjʊəl
conflictual
kənˈflɪktjʊəl
contextual
kənˈtɛkstjʊəl
contractual
kənˈtræktjʊəl
conventual
kənˈvɛntjʊəl
effectual
ɪˈfɛktjʊəl
habitual
həˈbɪtjʊəl
intertextual
ˌɪntəˈtekstjʊəl
mutuel
ˈmjuːtjʊəl
nonfactual
ˌnɒnˈfæktjʊəl
perceptual
pəˈsɛptjʊəl
perpetual
pəˈpɛtjʊəl
punctual
ˈpʌŋktjʊəl
ritual
ˈrɪtjʊəl
spiritual
ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl
tactual
ˈtæktjʊəl
textual
ˈtɛkstjʊəl
unspiritual
ʌnˈspɪrɪtjʊəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARI-MUTUEL

pari passu
pariah
pariah dog
parial
Parian
paries
parietal
parietal bone
parietal cell
parietal lobe
parietals
parietes
paring
paripinnate
Paris
Paris Club
Paris Commune
Paris green
paris-mutuels
parish

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARI-MUTUEL

biofuel
cruel
diesel fuel
duel
Emmanuel
flex-fuel
fossil fuel
fuel
Immanuel
jet fuel
nuclear fuel
premium fuel
prequel
refuel
rocket fuel
Samuel
sequel
solid fuel
spirituel
Teruel

Synonyms and antonyms of pari-mutuel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pari-mutuel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARI-MUTUEL

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

Translator English - Chinese

彩池
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mutuas
570 millions of speakers

English

pari-mutuel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परी - MUTUEL
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باري - MUTUEL
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тотализатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mútuas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Pari-mutuel
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pari mutuel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pari-mutuel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pari-Mutuel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パリミューチュエル方式
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

PARI - mutuel
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pari-mutuel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pari-mutuel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாரி-மியூச்சுவலின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पारी-म्युच्युअल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pari-Mutuel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pari- mutuel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pari - Crédit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тоталізатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pari - Mutuel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pari - mutuel
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pari - mutuel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pari- mutuel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pari- mutuel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pari-mutuel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARI-MUTUEL»

The term «pari-mutuel» is regularly used and occupies the 101.433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARI-MUTUEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pari-mutuel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pari-mutuel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pari-mutuel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARI-MUTUEL»

Discover the use of pari-mutuel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pari-mutuel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Demand for Pari-mutuel Wagering in the Presence of ...
Demand equations were estimated for six states with "racinos" and for the four main pari-mutuel sports.
Robert K. Carson, 2006
2
Convex Mechanisms for Pari-mutuel Markets
Recently, there has been an increase in the usage of centrally managed markets which are run by some form of pari-mutuel mechanism.
Mark Peters, 2009
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Portfolio Management Formulas: Mathematical Trading Methods ...
PARI-MUTUEL BETTING The games that offer seemingly the worst mathematical expectation belong to a family of what are called pari-mutuel games. Pari-mutuel means literally "to bet among ourselves." Pari-mutuel betting was originated in ...
Ralph Vince, 1990
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Us Gambling Industry Law and Regulations Handbook
state that operates a track, holds a track's rights to off-track pari-mutuel wagering or shares in its revenues. The term also includes an association of tracks. 18. “ Wagering data” means the information regarding results, actual payouts, and the  ...
Ibp Usa, USA International Business Publications, 2007
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Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting, Second Edition
Pari-mutuel wagering is gambling at various types of racetracks or sporting events. The racetracks usually involve dog, car, and horse races. Jai alai is the most common sport for pari-mutuel wagering. Many states have legalized pari- mutuel ...
George A. Manning, Ph.D, CFE, EA, 2005
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Handbook of Sports and Lottery Markets
From 1960 through 2002, real dollar wagering on pari-mutuel horse racing ( handle) in North America peaked in 1977, declining 44% through the end of the period. A number of factors have been identified as contributing to this decline in  ...
Donald B. Hausch, W.T. Ziemba, 2011
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Decisions: Risk and Reward
Overall, pari-mutuel odds exceed bookmaker odds on 41 per cent more occasions than vice versa; a Wilcoxon signed ranks test, which also incorporates information about the size of the margin between pairs of odds, confirms that there is a ...
Johnnie E.V. Johnson, Alistair Bruce, 2008
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Internet and Network Economics: Third International ...
Pari-Mutuel Markets: Mechanisms and Performance Mark Peters1, Anthony Man- Cho So2, and YinyuYe1 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA 2 Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Abstract. Recently, there has been an increase in ...
Xiaotie Deng, Fan Chung Graham, Fan R. K. Chung, 2007
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Gambling Politics: State Government and the Business of Betting
Palm Beach and Pinellas counties, with two in Miami Beach; and limited-size casinos with existing and operating pari- mutuel facilities; and if authorized by the Legislature up to five limited- size riverboat casinos in the remaining counties, but  ...
Patrick Alan Pierce, Donald E. Miller, 2004
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Informational Bulletin
What is Pari-Mutuel Betting? Pari-mutuel betting or pari-mutuel wagering is a cooperative system in which the holders of winning tickets divide all the money in the betting pool in proportion to their wagers after a fixed percentage is deducted  ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Reference Bureau, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARI-MUTUEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pari-mutuel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Company Shares of Penn National Gaming, Inc. Drops by -1.2%
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Penn National) is a diversified owner and manager of gaming and pari-mutuel properties. As of December 31, ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
2
Summit Priorities To Be Addressed
Planning is underway for the next summit, to concentrate on pari-mutuel wagering issues, that will be scheduled during the first quarter of 2016. «Standardbred Canada, Jul 15»
3
Venezuelan Jockey Fined $1000 In First US Mount For 'Failure To …
... $1,000 fine was the maximum permitted for the violation. The pari-mutuel pool for the race included $140,894 in win, place and show bets. «Paulick Report, Jul 15»
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Canterbury Park's Stagnant Stock Seems Likely To Move - But …
That said, the company still hasn't been able to stem the decline in pari-mutuel revenue, which decreased nearly 9% in 2014, in part due to ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
5
34783 Fans Celebrate Saratoga's Opening Day
Pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 227(1), NYRA is required to pay New York State a 4% admissions tax. «Horse Racing Nation, Jul 15»
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Historical Race Wagering Case Continues in KY
The Family Foundation doesn't believe they are pari-mutuel in nature. Earlier, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled the Kentucky Horse Racing ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»
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Penn National Gaming (PENN) - Research Analysts' Recent Ratings …
According to Zacks, “Penn National Gaming, Inc. are a diversified gaming and pari-mutuel wagering company. Their business strategy is ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
8
Kindergarten In Session On Friday
Taco Tuesday draws morning-line favouritism for trainer Frank Antonacci and driver Tim Tetrick. The Cantab Hall colt makes his pari-mutuel ... «Standardbred Canada, Jul 15»
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Hall of Fame: Vanderbilt never looked back
... and not yet 30 when he assumed leadership of Belmont Park to oversee New York's epic transition from bookmaking to pari-mutuel betting. «Daily Racing Form, Jul 15»
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NFL Select 2015 Division Favorites - An Investment Instead of a Bet
First, they aren't pari-mutuel plays where payoffs are determined by how much is exactly bet on other horses. Here the odds are set by the most ... «Off Shore Gaming Assocation, Jul 15»

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