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smart money

noun

  1. money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
  2. such knowledgeable investors or bettors.
  3. Law. punitive or exemplary damages.


smart money

noun

    1. money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors, esp with inside information
    2. the gamblers or investors themselves
  1. money paid in order to extricate oneself from an unpleasant situation or agreement, esp from military service
  2. money paid by an employer to someone injured while working for him
  3. law damages awarded to a plaintiff where the wrong was aggravated by fraud, malice, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smart money1

First recorded in 1685–95
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Example Sentences

What was once a hobby has led Liu to found BaconDAO, a company that connects blockchain startups with smart money and advises crypto-investors and NFT artists.

From Ozy

Someone else I was talking to yesterday was saying they have a betting pool at their company on when they’re going to return and that they’re looking at November, but the smart money is on January.

From Digiday

That can only be done in a decentralized, smart money enabled system.

E-commerce could present a new and different opportunity, or at least that’s what investors and smart money are betting on.

Like believing or not in an afterlife, the smart money is with Pascal, who I think would have reasoned himself right to the head of the vaccination line.

Ohio governor and smart money 2016 GOP hopeful just complimented Obamacare, and said a repeal isn't happening.

The smart money is betting that the baby could be born around April 1.

After all, the smart money says any controversial action is considered a loser in an election year.

However, if asked to bet whether right-wing apoplexy will grow or shrivel, the smart money obviously has to say the former.

If the world is going to change at some point in the future, the smart money says, why not adjust your portfolio accordingly?

Smart, smrt, n. quick, stinging pain of body or mind: smart-money: a dandy.

I've got a right smart money adventured on this trottin' race myself.

He had an idea that if he managed to pay the smart-money before Jacob was sworn in, the lad might escape with little difficulty.

My father paid the smart-money, my mother cried, and I was lugged home.

The certificate from a captain and surgeon, by which only the smart-money is obtainable.

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