totalisator
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets.
British usage
Example Sentences
- "For example, I may in some places effect marriage by cohabiting, or I may bet with a totalisator machine by putting a coin in the slot."
- "At the racing club's expense, many alterations had been made, including converting the totalisator building into a 40-bed ward."
Usage
- British usage