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Meaning of each way | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see each, way.
    not-comparable
  2. For either a win or a place in a competition.
    Australia, New-Zealand, UK, not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

each-way eager eagerer eagerest eagerish eagersome

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