bookie
/ˈbʊki/noun
उच्चारण बुकी
सट्टेबाज़, बुकी
Core word
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[C] informal
a bookmaker; a person whose job is to take bets on horse races, matches and other events and pay out money to people who win
सट्टेबाज़, बुकी
- The police arrested two bookies during the cricket tournament.
- The bookies think the home team will win.
- He owed his bookie a lot of money after the match.
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- The local bookie offered odds of five to one.
- Police raided a bookie's shop during the tournament.
Synonyms bookmaker
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bookie (countable noun, informal)
Bookie is the informal word for a bookmaker, a person who takes bets on races or matches.
Bookie, bookmaker का अनौपचारिक रूप है; यह उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो दौड़ या मैचों पर दाँव लेता है।
- The bookie offered odds of three to one.
- Betting through an illegal bookie is risky.
place a bet with a bookie
The usual preposition after bet is with the bookie, on the event.
दाँव लगाने पर bookie के साथ 'with' और घटना के लिए 'on' आता है।
- He placed a bet on the match with a local bookie.
bookie + noun
Bookie can come before another noun to name something connected with betting.
Bookie दूसरे noun से पहले आकर सट्टे से संबंधित चीज़ को बताता है।
- Police raided a bookie shop near the market.
bookie vs bookmaker (register)
Bookie is spoken and informal, while bookmaker is the standard word in writing.
Bookie बोलचाल का अनौपचारिक शब्द है, जबकि bookmaker लेखन में मानक शब्द है।
- Newspapers write bookmaker, but friends say bookie.
bookie and the law
Betting through a licensed bookmaker is legal in some countries, but in India most betting is illegal, so bookie often suggests crime.
कुछ देशों में लाइसेंसधारी bookmaker से सट्टा वैध है, पर भारत में अधिकांश सट्टा अवैध है, इसलिए bookie से अक्सर अपराध का संकेत मिलता है।
- Betting through a bookie is illegal in most Indian states.
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adjective + bookie
localillegalhigh-streetonlinedishonest
- The police arrested an illegal bookie in the city.
verb + bookie
owepayplace a bet withvisitcheat
- He owed his bookie a large sum of money.
bookie + noun
oddsshopfavouriteprofit
- The bookie odds changed after the toss.
bookie + verb
take betspay outoffer oddscloserefuse
- The bookie stopped taking bets after the toss.
bookie + adjective
clevergreedywantednotorious
- A notorious bookie escaped before the raid.
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- The bookie refused to pay out when the horse lost.
घोड़े के हारने पर bookie ने भुगतान करने से इनकार कर दिया।
- During the IPL season, police watch for illegal bookies.
IPL के मौसम में पुलिस अवैध bookies पर नज़र रखती है।
- Radhika's uncle warned her never to trust a bookie.
राधिका के चाचा ने उसे कभी किसी bookie पर भरोसा न करने की चेतावनी दी।
- The bookie made a handsome profit on the final.
Bookie ने final पर अच्छा मुनाफ़ा कमाया।
- Gambling with a bookie has ruined many families.
Bookie के साथ जुआ खेलने से कई परिवार बर्बाद हुए हैं।
- The bookie gave long odds on the unknown horse.
Bookie ने अनजान घोड़े पर ऊँचे odds दिए।
- A famous bookie was caught during the cricket series.
क्रिकेट श्रृंखला के दौरान एक मशहूर bookie पकड़ा गया।
- Radhika's brother warned his friend not to trust a bookie.
राधिका के भाई ने अपने दोस्त को bookie पर भरोसा न करने की चेतावनी दी।