Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buy the rack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: buy the rack
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To place bets on all possible combinations for the daily double.

Example Sentences

"If there are ten horses in each race, there are 100 possible selections, and the total cost of “buying the rack” would be $200."

Etymology

In reference to the racks on which gambling tickets were once offered for sale.

Inflected Forms

buys the rack (present, singular) buying the rack (participle, present) bought the rack (participle, past) bought the rack (past)

Questions

What does buy the rack mean?: To place bets on all possible combinations for the daily double.
Where does buy the rack come from?: In reference to the racks on which gambling tickets were once offered for sale.

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