English edit

Etymology edit

Compound of money +‎ line.

Noun edit

moneyline (uncountable)

  1. (gambling) A method of sports betting which is purely based off of which team wins the game.
    • 2015 April 10, John Paul Rollert, “Vegas Odds”, in Harper's Magazine[1], New York, N.Y.: Harper's Magazine Foundation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-01-20:
      College basketball games don't lack for gambling propositions—the moneyline, a straightforward wager on which team will win; the over-under gamble on the total number of points scored by both teams—but the most popular wager is the spread.

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