parlay

[ US /ˈpɑɹɫeɪ/ ]
[ UK /pˈɑːle‍ɪ/ ]
VERB
  1. stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
NOUN
  1. a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
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How To Use parlay In A Sentence

  • Geiger received a coproducer credit for his unusual contribution and parlayed that into a career. Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
  • He parlayed one response into a business that earned $750,000 last year, he confirmed. Tutor Network Scores To Grow
  • So while the odds of hitting a parlay are smaller than winning a single bet, the payout for a winning parlay is much larger. Archive 2009-04-01
  • The obscenely overrated thriller Drive parlayed good reviews to a solid $11.3 million opening. Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience
  • She took a job painting sets and making backdrops for a film production company, which she then parlayed into a career in art direction.
  • She parlayed her impressive WUSA performance into a second chance at national team stardom.
  • The book includes several articles that include discussions of betting the side-total parlay and betting NBA futures.
  • Are we to assume that he invented this information and exposed himself to great risk because he knew that he might be able to parlay it into a lucrative book deal, or asylum in the US?
  • She'd hoped to parlay her $500 payment for the article on dressmakers into a $1,000 fee for future work. ISAAC CAMPION
  • She parlayed her life-long passion for dolls Into her now 20-year-old Dorian's Doll Hospital, a doll repair business, that she operates out of her home in Reading, Pa.
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