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verb (used with object)
1.
to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on a subsequent race, contest, etc.
2.
Informal. to use (one's money, talent, or other assets) to achieve a desired objective, as spectacular wealth or success: He parlayed a modest inheritance into a fortune.
noun
3.
a bet of an original sum and the subsequent winnings.
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Parlay
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Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; alteration of earlier paroli < French < Neapolitan Italian, plural of parolo, perhaps derivative of paro equal < Latin pār; see pair
1820–30, Americanism; alteration of earlier paroli < French < Neapolitan Italian, plural of parolo, perhaps derivative of paro equal < Latin pār; see pair
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Example Sentences
- What the markets appear to have done in the euro's first five months is to make a parlay backing its descent.
- Cobb was the first professional athlete to parlay his earnings, modest by contemporary standards, into millions.
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Word Origin & History
parlay
1701, term in the card game faro, from Fr. parole, from It. parole (Neapolitan paroli) "words, promises," pl. of parolo (see parole). Meaning "exploit to advantage" is from 1942.
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