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overround

overround noun: the margin taken by the bookmaker in a gambling operation.

Noun

overround (plural overrounds)

  1. The margin taken by the bookmaker in a gambling operation.
    Synonyms:
    vigorish

Verb

overround (third-person singular simple present overrounds, present participle overrounding, simple past and past participle overrounded)

  1. To round (the lips or a vowel) excessively or more than usual.
    Antonyms:
    underround

Synonyms of overround

Antonyms

Forms of overround

Noun
pluraloverrounds
Verb
third-person singular presentoverrounds
present participleoverrounding
past participleoverrounded
pastoverrounded

Origin of overround

From over- + round.

Questions about overround

What does overround mean?
Overround means the margin taken by the bookmaker in a gambling operation.
What part of speech is overround?
Overround can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overround?
The plural of overround is overrounds.

Words near overround in the dictionary

  1. overrotating
  2. overrotation
  3. overrough
  4. overroughly
  5. overroughness
  6. overround
  7. overrounded
  8. overrounding
  9. overrounds
  10. overrude
  11. overruff

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