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Meaning of point shaving | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of match fixing, motivated by gambling, where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread.

uncountable

Examples

“Point shaving had a long and distinguished history at LIU.”
“The Fresno Bee picked up on it and said there was point shaving.”
“Ultimately the findings were given to federal authorities, and the government launched its own extended inquiry into point shaving at Northwestern.”

CEFR level

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

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