chip
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a small piece of plastic used instead of money when gambling (=playing games for money)
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a large amount of money that someone wins in a card game, the lottery, or another game involving money
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an amount of money that is collected by the people playing a game that is paid to the winner
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a situation in which no one wins the prize money from a lottery competition and it is added on to the money for the next competition
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money that is likely to win a bet or make a profit because it is bet or invested by people with a lot of knowledge about the situation
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an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a race or competition
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in a horse or dog race, the odds of a particular runner just before the race starts, representing the amount of money that you will win if you bet on it
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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