A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
A one way membership function.
One who, or that which, accumulates.
A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
A wet-cell storage battery.
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
A degree of certainty.
A candidate (for elections and pageants).
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
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Expression of general agreement or acceptance.
Exclamation of joy at good fortune.
Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal.