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bookmaking

bookmaking noun: the art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.

Noun

bookmaking (usually uncountable, plural bookmakings)

  1. (usually) The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
  2. (usually) The art or practice of printing and binding books.
    • Meronyms: printing, binding, bookbinding

Forms of bookmaking

pluralbookmakings

Origin of bookmaking

From Middle English boke-making, equivalent to book + making.

Questions about bookmaking

What does bookmaking mean?
Bookmaking means the art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
What part of speech is bookmaking?
Bookmaking is a noun.
What is the plural of bookmaking?
The plural of bookmaking is bookmakings.

Words near bookmaking in the dictionary

  1. booklung
  2. booklungs
  3. bookly
  4. bookmaker
  5. bookmakers
  6. bookmaking
  7. bookmakings
  8. bookman
  9. Bookmans
  10. bookmanship
  11. bookmark

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