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made book

made book is the simple past and past participle of make book.

Meaning of make book

Verb

make book (third-person singular simple present makes book, present participle making book, simple past and past participle made book)

  1. (idiomatic) To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
    • In the American League, front-running Cleveland was an odds-on favorite with the men who make book on baseball.1954 August 30, “Into the Stretch”, in Time
  2. (idiomatic) To be very confident; to be sure.
    • Near-synonym: bet one's bottom dollar

Questions about made book

What is made book the simple past and past participle of?
Made book is the simple past and past participle of make book.

Words near made book in the dictionary

  1. made bank
  2. made beautiful music together
  3. made believe
  4. made biscuits
  5. made bold
  6. made book
  7. made both ends meet
  8. made bricks without straw
  9. made bricks without straws
  10. made capital out of
  11. made certain

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