Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: make -book
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.

verb

To be very confident; to be sure.

Example Sentences

"In the American League, front-running Cleveland was an odds-on favorite with the men who make book on baseball."
"[Connie:] How is Mrs Miller? [Mr Miller:] She doesn't understand me. [Connie:] I could have made book on that answer."
"Near-synonym: bet one's bottom dollar"
""Oh, you can make book that she didn't start no love-making. She ain't the kind to curl up in a man's ear and whisper.""

Etymology

The sense of be confident is semantically related to that of gamble, insofar as a sure bet denotes a situation in which one can be nearly certain of the outcome.

Inflected Forms

makes book (present, singular) making book (participle, present) made book (participle, past) made book (past)

Phrases

bank on make bank make it interesting to be sure want to bet

Frequently Paired Words

bookie bookmaker bookmaking sportsbook bank on make bank make it interesting to be sure

Synonyms

bet one's bottom dollar

Questions

What does make book mean?: To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
Where does make book come from?: The sense of be confident is semantically related to that of gamble, insofar as a sure bet denotes a situation in which one can be nearly certain of the outcome.

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