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nounmoney invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors. such knowledgeable investors or bettors. Law. punitive or exemplary damages. Origin of smart moneyFirst recorded in 1685–95 Words nearby smart moneysmart drug, smart dust, smarten, smartish, smart mob, smart money, smartmouth, smartphone, smarts, smart sanction, smart set Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smart moneyShe was also the next in line, the establishment candidate, the smart-money pick. John Avlon: Mitt Romney’s Campaign Is Becoming a Sinking Ship|John Avlon|December 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST In this market, almost every other smart-money investment in a financial institution is far under water. Meet The One Guy Who's Making Money Right Now|William D. Cohan|October 29, 2008|DAILY BEAST My father paid the smart-money, my mother cried, and I was lugged home. Mated from the Morgue|John Augustus O'Shea He had an idea that if he managed to pay the smart-money before Jacob was sworn in, the lad might escape with little difficulty. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson
The certificate from a captain and surgeon, by which only the smart-money is obtainable. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth Smart, smrt, n. quick, stinging pain of body or mind: smart-money: a dandy. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
British Dictionary definitions for smart money
noun- money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors, esp with inside information
- the gamblers or investors themselves
money paid in order to extricate oneself from an unpleasant situation or agreement, esp from military service money paid by an employer to someone injured while working for him US law damages awarded to a plaintiff where the wrong was aggravated by fraud, malice, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smart moneypurchase, financing, transaction, finance, grant, money, loan, stake, property, expenditure, asset, venture, contribution, expense, plunge, advance, hunch, bail, inside, backing |