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Old 26-Nov-2005, 06:54
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"accumulator = a kind of betting on the results of a series of horse races, by which any money you win from a race is bet on the next race"
This seems to be British usage. I wonder what is the American equivalent.
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It is definitely used in BrE.
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Hello Itasan

I'm told that "parlay" is the AmE equivalent.

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