WordNet
pari-mutuel machine
n. computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won [syn: totalizer, totaliser, totalizator, totalisator]
Usage examples of "pari-mutuel machine".
One bid and no offerings did not constitute a transaction according to the electronic definitions of the New York Stock Exchange pari-mutuel machine.
She had the morals of a vacuum cleaner and the soul of a pari-mutuel machine, a good figure, and that lovely vicious face, and she only stayed with Roger long enough to get ready for her first good step upwards in life.