Parlay

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  parlay \par"lay\ v. t.
     1. To wager the winnings plus the initial stake of one bet on
        a subsequent wager, or to engage in a series of such
        increased wagers.
  
     Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting


           system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win
           from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is
           similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large
           payoff and a proportionately small chance of winning.
           [PJC]
  
     2. To exploit success in one endeavor so as to achieve
        greater success in subsequent endeavors.
        [PJC]
  
     3. Fig., to transform a gain into something of greater value.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  parlay \par"lay\ n.
     The act of betting the winnings from a prior bet, plus the
     original stake, on a subsequent bet; the second or later such
     bet in a series; also, a series of such bets, with the stakes
     for later bets coming from the winnings of earlier bets.
  
     Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting
           system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win
           from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is
           similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large
           payoff, but with a proportionately small chance of
           winning.
           [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parlay
       v : stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager [syn: {double
           up}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "parlay":
     add to, aggrandize, amplify, ante, ante up, augment, back, bet,
     bet on, book, boost, broaden, build, build up, call, chunk, cover,
     enlarge, exalt, expand, extend, fade, fatten, fill out, gamble,
     handbook, hazard, hike, hike up, increase, inflate, jack up,
     jump up, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lengthen, make a bet,
     maximize, meet a bet, pass, play, play against, plunge, punt,
     put up, pyramid, raise, see, shot, stake, stand pat, thicken, up,
     wager