banking game
- noun
- /ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɡeɪm/
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juego de banca
- Baccarat is a popular banking game found in many casinos around the world.
Examples
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In a typical banking game like roulette, players bet against the casino rather than each other.
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The rules of a banking game usually give a mathematical advantage to the house.
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I love playing a banking game at the casino.
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Have you ever tried a banking game before?
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Baccarat is a popular banking game found in many casinos around the world.
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In a typical banking game like roulette, players bet against the casino rather than each other.
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The rules of a banking game usually give a mathematical advantage to the house.
Synonyms
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A game where people bet money and can win or lose
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally transparent: 'banking' (acting as the banker / holding the pot) combined with 'game' (a contest) directly yields a game where one side banks. If a B1 learner knows the verb sense 'to bank' in the gambling sense, the overall meaning is immediately inferable, though learners who only know 'bank' as a financial institution might initially be uncertain.
Etymology
Banking game comes from old gambling tables where one person, the banker, kept the money and paid winners. Players placed bets 'against the banker' or 'against the house', so the name came to mean a game where you bet against the gambling house.