Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
totalizator

totalizator

1 9.9
A machine or computer that records bets and divides the money among winners
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊtəlɪˌzeɪtər/
  • Specialized
: totalizador
  • The result of the first race now appears on the totalizator board.

Examples

  • The total amount wagered was displayed on the totalizator after each race.

  • The totalizator calculates how much each winner will receive based on their bets.

  • At the horse racing event, the totalizator showed the latest betting odds and payouts.

Synonyms

pari-mutuel machine
vstotalizator
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A machine at a race or betting place that records bets and shares the total money among the winners

is the broader term for the same electronic system not only a computer
totalizer
vstotalizator
  • Archaic
9.5

A machine at a racetrack that records bets and divides the money among winners

is a general machine that performs this function beyond racetracks

Surface Forms

totalizator singular
totalizators plural

Morphology

totalizator = totalize (transparent) = total + ize + ator

Formed from 'totalize' (to add up) + agentive suffix '-ator'; the device meaning 'one that totals' is a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

The word totalizator comes from the simple word total, which means 'sum' or 'to add up'. A totalizator is a machine that adds all the bets and then divides the total money among the winners, so the name reminds you it 'totals' everyone's bets.