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parlay definition

☆ par·lay (pär′lā, -lē; for v., occas. pär lā′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to bet (an original wager plus its winnings) on another race, contest, etc.
  2. to exploit (an asset) successfully to parlay one's voice into fame

Etymology: altered < earlier paroli < Fr < It (Neapolitan) dial. < paro, an equal, pair < L par: see par

noun

a bet or series of bets made by parlaying

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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