Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

va banque

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: va banque
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

All or nothing, all in, for broke; riskily putting everything on the line to either win it all or lose it all.

Example Sentences

"Sämisch was critical of this move, saying Black was now playing va banque. However, as was often the case in games between these players, Richter looks for ways to complicate things for Sämisch by adding to his clock problems."
"Now he went va banque, risking the failure of the negotiations. Eden proposed to sign only a mutual military assistance agreement for twenty years and not to mention political questions or questions connected to borders at all."

Etymology

From French (je) va (la) banque, a call used in the 18th century in games like Rouge et Noir and Faro to announce that one was betting as much money as the bank had, to either win or lose that amount.

Origin

Source language: French

Questions

What does va banque mean?: All or nothing, all in, for broke; riskily putting everything on the line to either win it all or lose it all.
Where does va banque come from?: It is traced to French.

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