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place money

place money noun: money wagered on a horse, etc. to come second or third in a race, rather than winning it.

Noun

place money (uncountable)

  1. Money wagered on a horse, etc. to come second or third in a race, rather than winning it.
  2. The payout on such a wager.
    • Not only did I collect on the double; I had the win and the place money as well.2005, Kenneth Brown, ...and I Survived: A Barnardo Boy's Memoir, page 55

Questions about place money

What does place money mean?
Place money means money wagered on a horse, etc. to come second or third in a race, rather than winning it.
What part of speech is place money?
Place money is a noun.

Words near place money in the dictionary

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  2. place kick
  3. place kicks
  4. place mat
  5. place mats
  6. place money
  7. place name
  8. place names
  9. place of articulation
  10. place of birth
  11. place of business

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