mutuel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mutuel
Probably by false construal of pari as a prefix or adj.
Example Sentences
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But the Santa Anita mutuel handle appears to be up, benefiting from simulcast money that was originally supposed to go to Northern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
Santa Anita is having a good start to its current meeting with mutuel handle up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
The move is not unexpected as the racing circuit’s initial foray into fall/winter racing was met with a mutuel handle less than expected and subsequently led to two purse cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
By 18, she was taking bets as a mutuel clerk at Suffolk Downs in Boston and studying journalism at Rivier University in Nashua, N.H.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Attendants served the dogs up on rye bread, and when that ran out, hungry fans had to hold their dogs in old newspapers and then discarded mutuel tickets.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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