[
US
/ˈpɑɹɫeɪ/
]
[ UK /pˈɑːleɪ/ ]
[ UK /pˈɑːleɪ/ ]
VERB
- stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
NOUN
- a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
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.
