trifecta
/tɹaɪˈfɛktə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
noun
The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
noun
A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
noun
The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "The conservative player will play the exacta box bet and the occasional trifecta box wager."
- "In a trifecta, you must wager on three horses: the one that finishes first (win), the one that finishes second (place), and the one that finishes third (show) in order."
- "The money picture for Santorum could change after his trifecta win in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri Tuesday night."
- "At the same time, he said, it could be that Mr. Netanyahu is “seeking a trifecta” with the strikes on Monday: pushing Hamas to give in, showing the Israeli public that he did hit Rafah as promised and getting credit from the Biden administration for not mounting the full-scale assault that Washington fears would result in a civilian catastrophe."
- "a trifecta of political losers"
- "Along with runtime errors, two other errors we saw earlier round out the JavaScript bug trifecta: syntax errors, logic errors, and runtime errors."
Etymology
From tri- + (per)fecta.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- American usage