smart money
Americannoun
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money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
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such knowledgeable investors or bettors.
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Law. punitive or exemplary damages.
noun
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money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors, esp with inside information
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the gamblers or investors themselves
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money paid in order to extricate oneself from an unpleasant situation or agreement, esp from military service
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money paid by an employer to someone injured while working for him
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law damages awarded to a plaintiff where the wrong was aggravated by fraud, malice, etc
Etymology
Origin of smart money
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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It launches on Jan. 27 and will help you make one smart money move a week.
From MarketWatch
It launches on Jan. 27 and will help you make one smart money move a week.
From MarketWatch
They traded options, sent a new class of meme stocks to the moon and piled into the Magnificent Seven tech companies when the “smart money” got skittish.
The real story is that the smart money isn’t betting on the quantum pure plays.
From MarketWatch
Perhaps the series will eventually return to 'normal' Test cricket as the series develops, but the smart money is on the Ashes zipping by in a flash.
From BBC
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