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smart money
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Noun smart money has 3 senses
- smart money(n = noun.possession) Array - money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information); Array is a kind of speculation, venture
- smart money(n = noun.possession) exemplary damages, punitive damages - (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct); Array is a kind of amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution
- smart money(n = noun.group) Array - people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election" is a kind of people
has particulars: double damages, treble damages
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smart money
Reward
N reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, guerdon, reguerdon, price, indemnity, indemnification, quittance, compensation, reparation, redress, satisfaction, reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop, atonement, retribution, consideration, return, quid pro quo, salvage, perquisite, vail, douceur, bribe, hush money, smart money, blackmail, extortion, carcelage, solatium, allowance, salary, stipend, wages, compensation, pay, payment, emolument, tribute, batta, shot, scot, bonus, premium, tip, fee, honorarium, hire, dasturi, dustoori, mileage, crown, remunerative, remuneratory, munerary, compensatory, retributive, reparatory, rewarding, satisfactory, fideli certa merces, honor virtutis praemium, tibi seris tibi metis.
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