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bookmaking

The English word “bookmaking” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
  2. The art or practice of printing and binding books.

Etymology

From Middle English boke-making, equivalent to book + making.

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