trifecta

[trahy-fek-tuh]

noun

1. Sports.

   1. a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.

   2. a race in which such bets are made.

2. a group, set, or series of three; a triad.

   Plain yogurt is the perfect food, with its trifecta of carbs, protein, and fat.

trifecta

/ traɪˈfɛktə /

noun

1. a form of betting in which the punter selects the first three place-winners in a horse race in the correct order

2. any achievement involving three successful outcomes

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifecta¹

First recorded in 1970–75; tri- + (per)fecta

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifecta¹

from _tri- + ( per ) fecta , a US system of betting

Example Sentences

“This trifecta of performance, price and operational resilience is what we need to be able to continue to scale,” said Paul Melander, senior vice president of safety and transportation at FedEx, in a statement about the Harbinger trucks.

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That issue can be handled by helping the organization understand that AI can create that trifecta of “faster, better, cheaper” but also that it can contribute to top-line growth as well as bottom- line efficiencies.

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As a bond-fund manager, says Auwaerter, “When I bought illiquid stuff, I was getting a return premium for it! Here, it’s a trifecta of bad things: lower returns, higher fees and no liquidity. You’ve got to be paid for taking all those risks, and that’s absolutely not the case.”

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They plan to use their governing trifecta—control of the governor’s mansion and both legislative chambers—to redraw the state’s congressional map in their favor.

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Philadelphia sports fans endured a home-team trifecta, starting with the Phillies’ season-ending playoff loss to the Dodgers plus regular-season losses by the Eagles and Flyers.

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