totalizator

American  

[toht-l-uh-zey-ter] / ˈtoʊt l əˌzeɪ tər /

noun

1. an apparatus for registering and indicating the total of operations, measurements, etc.

2. a pari-mutuel machine.

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totalizator British  

/ ˈtəʊtəlaɪˌzeɪtə /

noun

1. a system of betting on horse races in which the aggregate stake, less an administration charge and tax, is paid out to winners in proportion to their stake

2. the machine that records bets in this system and works out odds, pays out winnings, etc

3. an apparatus for registering totals, as of a particular function or measurement

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Etymology

Origin of totalizator

First recorded in 1875–80; totalize + -ator

Example Sentences

On the basis of these totals the totalizator automatically sets the odds.

From Time Magazine Archive

U. S. track enthusiasts are likely to become increasingly familiar with an extraordinary contraption known as the "totalizator."

From Time Magazine Archive

The fancier tracks have clubs where a $10 membership buys such amenities as table service, private totalizator windows, attendants to place bets and pick up winnings.

From Time Magazine Archive

They offered pre-race odds of 66 to 1, and the Epsom Downs totalizator sent Psidium off at 90 to 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Shap�s and one or two of the leading monks attended race-meetings and gymkanas, put their money on the totalizator, and seemed to enjoy their day out.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund