each way
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see each, way.
adj
For either a win or a place in a competition.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
adv
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see each, way.
adv
For either a win or a place in a competition.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "According to the Crown's case, in pursuance of this scheme, a slip was handed in by Humphreys on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1965, for a five shilling each way Yankee bet coupled with a twenty shilling each way bet on one of the horses."
- "A win bet carries one unit stake, a place bet one unit and an each way bet two units — one for win and one for place."
- "This horse does not achieve the criteria you have laid down, whether it is a win or an each way bet."
- "At first the shilling each way I put on horses was not my own but the concession allowed me by the street bookmaker for the other bankers' bets I brought him."
- "In time it is envisaged that in this State betting will be permitted by way of doubles, quinellas, win, and place, as well as up-the-lot betting, for a win, for a place, and each way."
- "He would put his 50 pence each way on Crisp or whoever whilst Mum's 50 pence each way went on Red Rum."
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage