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dead money

dead money noun: chips that a player who has since folded has put into the pot.

Noun

dead money (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Chips that a player who has since folded has put into the pot.
  2. (slang) Money of weaker players.
  3. (slang) Money paid by a team to a player or coach who is no longer a player or coach with the team.

Questions about dead money

What does dead money mean?
Dead money means chips that a player who has since folded has put into the pot.
What part of speech is dead money?
Dead money is a noun.

Words near dead money in the dictionary

  1. dead men's bells
  2. dead men's fingers
  3. dead men's shoes
  4. dead metaphor
  5. dead metaphors
  6. dead money
  7. dead name
  8. dead named
  9. dead names
  10. dead naming
  11. Dead Negro Draw

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