punt onsomething
phrasal verbwithpuntverbuk/pʌnt/us/pʌnt/
(RISK MONEY)
informal
toriskmoneybybuyingorsupportingsomething, in thehopeof making orwinningmoremoney:
Investors arepuntingon abigmovein thestockmarketnextweek.
Gambling & bookmaking
- a/the bookmaker'sphrase
- ante
- anti-gambling
- bank
- bet
- blackjack
- casino
- chip
- co-favourite
- cockfight
- croupier
- gaming table
- poker machine
- punt
- roulette
- slot machine
- sweepstake
- toss up
- trifecta
- turf accountant
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Investing money
(NOT DO)
USinformal
If youpunton something, youdecidenot to do orincludeit:
Wepuntedon amotionthat makes nosense.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- laugh
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- react againstsomething
- recusant
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
- unclaimed