- double or quits (or US nothing)
- double or quits (or US nothing)a gamble to decide whether a debt should be doubled or cancelled.
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double or quits (or US nothing)
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double or quits — see double or nothing * * * double or quits (in gambling) the alternative, left to chance, of doubling or cancelling payment (doubleˈ or quitsˈ adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑double double or quits see under ↑double • • • Main Entry: ↑quit * * * … Useful english dictionary
Double or Quits — For the gambling term, see double or nothing. Not to be confused with Double and Quits. Double or Quits is a solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. The game is so called because the cards are built in a pattern where the value… … Wikipedia
double or quits — noun A bet of the same value as the initial one, resulting in either a doubling of a loss, or it being cancelled. Syn: double or nothing … Wiktionary
double — adjective 1》 consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things: double doors. ↘having two different roles or interpretations. ↘(of a flower) having more than one circle of petals. ↘(of a domino) having the same number of… … English new terms dictionary
double or nothing — also double or quits of a bet or chance : with the result being the cancellation or the doubling of a debt * * * double or nothing, the doubling of a bet or of the stakes in order to retrieve or cancel out previous losses. * * * a gamble to… … Useful english dictionary
Double or nothing — For other uses, see Double or Nothing (disambiguation). Double or nothing (UK often Double or quits[1]) in a betting situation is where the loser of a bet gets another chance at the bet. Typically, a double or nothing bet is requested by the… … Wikipedia
double — doub|le1 W2S1 [ˈdʌbəl] adj [usually before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of two parts)¦ 2¦(two different uses)¦ 3¦(twice as big)¦ 4¦(for two people)¦ 5¦(two letters/numbers)¦ 6¦(flower)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin duplus, from duo … Dictionary of contemporary English
double — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of two identical parts. 2 twice as much or many (double the amount; double the number; double thickness). 3 having twice the usual size, quantity,… … Useful english dictionary
double — doubleness, n. doubler, n. /dub euhl/, adj., n., v., doubled, doubling, adv. adj. 1. twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one. 2. composed of… … Universalium
double — 1 / dVbFl/ adjective 1 OF TWO PARTS consisting of two parts that are similar or exactly the same: You can t park on double yellow lines. 2 double l/s/9 etc BrE spoken used when you are spelling a word or telling someone a number, to show that a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
