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parlay
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He is a moderate who won election and later was able to parlay that experience into national exposure as a Washington outsider. ▪ His major was economics, but there is no record of any attempt to parlay it into a career. ▪ In ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Parlay may refer to: Parlay (gambling) , a gambling term Parlay Entertainment , Canadian-based developer of online bingo software Parlay Group , a technical industry consortium Parlay X , a set of standard Web service APIs for the telephone network
Usage examples of parlay.
Spyder Nielsen had parlayed his ski jumping into a reputation exceeded only by his fortune, and Trudi Can-delaria, by escaping the conviction for his murder, had fallen heir to it all.
More to the point, because Wal-Mart is so big and so obsessively focused on parlaying low prices into market share, it has forced both its competitors and its vendors to dance to its single-minded tune, dragging down wages with prices.
A month earlier he had parlayed the preliminary hearing in the Raynard Waits case into daily headlines and top-of-the-broadcast reports.
When it came, Evelyn parlayed it into a seat on the board of Global Communications, Ltd.
The call-girl who had sold her story to the press about their sexual escapades had been paid to recant her version of events, and the whole thing had been parlayed into a photo opportunity featuring Trevor Colson, stalwart Conservative MP, hugging the loyal wife who stood by him.
But then English bad not been his major-it was physicsand later be parlayed that degree into a doctorate in chemistry.
Dave DePugh and Janie, Sol Slotnick, the kidnap--some four-orfive-or-six-horse parlay buzz-bombed my brain.
Within three years he had parlayed his discovery into a Fortune 500 company and added the feather of corporate raider to his cap.
Nor was there any polite parlaying, though Drehkos had attempted such, sending a man be considered expendable, the abbot, Djohsehfos, whose monastery he had sacked.
He had told Colonel Phoenix that he still dreamed of parlaying a Creek Bend High School MVP football trophy into an NFL halfback career, after he had paid his dues to Uncle Sam.
Nor was there any polite parlaying, though Drehkos had attempted such, sending a man he considered expendable, the abbot, Djohsehfos, whose monastery he had sacked.
A service brat, Gina had attended schools in Texas, Virginia, Texas, California, Massachusetts, and Texas before parlaying a tennis scholarship into a business degree at Arizona State.
Old Parlays selling out, and the buzzards are gathering—old Parlay who was a stronger man in his day than any of them and who will see most of them dead yet.
The wreck of Parlays house was picked up, hurled into the lagoon, and blown out upon them.
It was almost like the card games in Hawaii and the football parlays in Las Vegas.