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SMART MONEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
People who are highly experienced or who have inside information
Example:
the smart money said Truman would lose the election
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("smart money" is a kind of...):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
Synonyms:
exemplary damages; punitive damages; smart money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("smart money" is a kind of...):
amends; damages; indemnification; indemnity; redress; restitution (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smart money"):
double damages (twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to)
treble damages (three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("smart money" is a kind of...):
speculation; venture (an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits)
