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bookmaking en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English boke-making, equivalent to book + making.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The art or practice of printing and binding books.
    • Meronyms: printing, binding, bookbinding

Forms

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Relateds

sportsbook · make book · making book · bookie · bookmaker

Translations (2)

pl przyjmowanie zakładów (art or profession of determining odds) · fi vedonvälitys (art or profession of determining odds)