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pari-mutuel

par·i-mu·tu·el [ pàrri mychoo əl ] (plural par·i-mu·tu·els [ pàrri mychoo əl ] or par·is-mu·tu·els [ pàrri mychoo əl ])


noun  U.S. 
Definition:
 
1. system of betting on horseraces: a system of betting on horseraces using an electronic machine that totals all bets, deducts management charges and taxes, and determines the final odds and payouts.
See also  tote2


2. betting machine: a machine that records bets and calculates winnings in the pari-mutuel betting system

[< French, "mutual wager"]
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