SMART MONEY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

People who are highly experienced or who have inside information

Example:

the smart money said Truman would lose the election

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("smart money" is a kind of...):

people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)

Meaning:

(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)

Synonyms:

exemplary damages; punitive damages; smart money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("smart money" is a kind of...):

amends; damages; indemnification; indemnity; redress; restitution (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smart money"):

double damages (twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to)

treble damages (three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to)

Meaning:

Money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("smart money" is a kind of...):

speculation; venture (an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits)