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PARI-MUTUEL MACHINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does pari-mutuel machine mean?

• PARI-MUTUEL MACHINE (noun)
The noun PARI-MUTUEL MACHINE has 1 sense:

1. computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won

Familiarity information: PARI-MUTUEL MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PARI-MUTUEL MACHINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pari-mutuel machine; totalisator; totaliser; totalizator; totalizer

Hypernyms ("pari-mutuel machine" is a kind of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

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