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单词 bookmaker
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Definition of bookmaker in English:

bookmaker

noun ˈbʊkmeɪkəˈbʊkˌmeɪkər
  • A person whose job is to take bets (especially on horse races), calculate odds, and pay out winnings; the manager of a betting shop.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And the major bookmakers have cut the horse's price after sustained backing from punters in recent days.
    • Racecourse bookmakers face an uphill struggle attempting to match such concessions.
    • The stakes in private clubs, bookmakers and casinos can be even higher, with a top prize of £2,000.
    • UK bookmakers, casinos and betting shops make billions of pounds every year.
    • Chances are you can find an Internet bookmaker who will accept your bet on the outcome.
    • Once you had to travel to the nearest bookmakers or casino for a flutter.
    • With so many well-fancied horses failing to finish, it was a good day for the bookmakers.
    • Some of us have to work and are unable to watch TV at home or stand around in bookmakers shops.
    • It's not creating a level playing field to penalise an exchange because it offers better value for a punter's betting pound than a bookmaker.
    • Sad to report then that neither bookmakers nor the betting exchanges could find any trace of him.
    • It was a bad result for the bookmakers in one of the biggest betting races of the year with the leading two in the market coming home first and second.
    • Sometimes it will bring a better dividend than betting with a conventional bookmaker, at other times not.
    • Unlike the three previous days, it is turning out to be a bad day for the bookmakers as another favourite comes in.
    • What is to prevent Australians from gambling with British bookmakers and internet casinos?
    • In Victoria, in contrast, race clubs had legalised bookmakers and banned the tote.
    • Some bookmakers offer each way betting for the first five places in the big races.
    • The most popular bet is on first goal scorer but it's a typical bookmaker taking bets on horse racing and other sorts of shenanigans too.
    • For any race, this is what the bookmaker does to ensure that no matter which horse wins, he gets the same profit.
    • I hope to hear you in the bookmakers the next time he runs, it makes the winning all the more fun.
    • But in that race, as in many throughout the week, it was the bookmakers who were the winners.

Derivatives

  • bookmaking

  • noun ˈbʊkˌmeɪkɪŋˈbʊkˌmeɪkɪŋ
    • One example is bookmaking - punters can now both back and lay horses over the web.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Forbes would list some if their core business were not gambling and bookmaking.
      • There are around 8,200 betting shops in UK so bookmaking is a substantial business, important to the British economy.
      • There are about eight bookmaking firms involved, including three or four of the top ones.
      • The company said it wants to move spread betting away from bookmaking and geared toward private investors and small institutions.
 
 

Definition of bookmaker in US English:

bookmaker

nounˈbo͝okˌmākərˈbʊkˌmeɪkər
  • A person who takes bets (especially on horse races), calculates odds, and pays out winnings.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Victoria, in contrast, race clubs had legalised bookmakers and banned the tote.
    • Sad to report then that neither bookmakers nor the betting exchanges could find any trace of him.
    • The most popular bet is on first goal scorer but it's a typical bookmaker taking bets on horse racing and other sorts of shenanigans too.
    • It was a bad result for the bookmakers in one of the biggest betting races of the year with the leading two in the market coming home first and second.
    • Some bookmakers offer each way betting for the first five places in the big races.
    • For any race, this is what the bookmaker does to ensure that no matter which horse wins, he gets the same profit.
    • Chances are you can find an Internet bookmaker who will accept your bet on the outcome.
    • UK bookmakers, casinos and betting shops make billions of pounds every year.
    • I hope to hear you in the bookmakers the next time he runs, it makes the winning all the more fun.
    • With so many well-fancied horses failing to finish, it was a good day for the bookmakers.
    • But in that race, as in many throughout the week, it was the bookmakers who were the winners.
    • Unlike the three previous days, it is turning out to be a bad day for the bookmakers as another favourite comes in.
    • The stakes in private clubs, bookmakers and casinos can be even higher, with a top prize of £2,000.
    • And the major bookmakers have cut the horse's price after sustained backing from punters in recent days.
    • It's not creating a level playing field to penalise an exchange because it offers better value for a punter's betting pound than a bookmaker.
    • Some of us have to work and are unable to watch TV at home or stand around in bookmakers shops.
    • Racecourse bookmakers face an uphill struggle attempting to match such concessions.
    • What is to prevent Australians from gambling with British bookmakers and internet casinos?
    • Once you had to travel to the nearest bookmakers or casino for a flutter.
    • Sometimes it will bring a better dividend than betting with a conventional bookmaker, at other times not.
 
 
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