double or quits

double or quits
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

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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 (or US nothing) — a gamble to decide whether a debt should be doubled or cancelled. → dotty about …   English new terms dictionary

  • double or quits — double the amount of a bet in order to win or cancel out past losses …   English contemporary dictionary

  • double or quits —  (In gambling, etc.)  The loser pays double in the event of further loss; if he wins, his original loss is cancelled …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • double or quits — British used when betting money on a game, to say that you will either win twice as much money or lose all of it …   English 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 — 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 — I UK [ˈdʌb(ə)l] / US adjective *** 1) consisting of two things or parts of the same type He went through the double doors. Place the sausages on a double layer of kitchen paper. a) involving two things happening at the same time a double murder… …   English dictionary

  • 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

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