Meaning of each-way | Babel Free

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Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“Exactly the same procedure can be followed for each-way bets; however, you may not receive⟳ the quarter of the win-odds for a place⟳.”

“To overcome⟳ these problems, an each-way bookmaker keeps his odds below a win⟳ bookmaker's, and refuses to bet⟳ each-way when there is an odds-on chance in the race⟳ or when the race⟳ contains fewer than 8 runners.”

“Or, in the case of some of my dad's punters, there to deprive the wife and kids of any extra by putting it on an each-way bet⟳ on the 3 o'clock at Redcar.”

“Later on, when we had a telephone, I heard him place⟳ each-way bets for a few shillings, but he was a steady punter, betting every day there was a race⟳ on.”

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