parlay
A bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forwardA bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward; an accumulator.
» Actors and sports stars often parlay their celebrity into endorsement deals.
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward; an accumulator.
a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
Examples
2 sentencesActors and sports stars often parlay their celebrity into endorsement deals.
We parlay after dark.
Origin
The verb is derived from paroli (“cumulative bet in card games”), possibly modified underThe verb is derived from paroli (“cumulative bet in card games”), possibly modified under the influence of French parler (“to speak, talk”). Paroli is derived from French paroli (“double stake”), from Italian paroli, plural of parolo (first-person singular present indicative of parare (“to protect or shield (from); to prepare”), from Latin parāre, present active infinitive of parō (“to arrange, prepare; to furnish, provide”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”)) + Italian -lo (suffix meaning ‘it; this or that thing’).
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