smart money

smart money

n.

1. Games Bets or a bet placed by experienced gamblers or those having privileged information.

2. Informal

a. Experienced, well-informed investors: Smart money is supporting the conservative presidential candidate.

b. Investments made by people experienced and well informed in matters of finance.

3. Law Compensation beyond the value of actual harm, awarded by a jury in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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smart money

n

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards)

a.  money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors, esp with inside information

b.  the gamblers or investors themselves

2. money paid in order to extricate oneself from an unpleasant situation or agreement, esp from military service

3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) money paid by an employer to someone injured while working for him

4. (Law) US Law damages awarded to a plaintiff where the wrong was aggravated by fraud, malice, etc.

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smart money - A phrase meaning money bet by those in the know, originating in 1926; earlier than that, it meant "money paid to sailors, soldiers, workers, etc., who have been disabled while on the job."

See also related terms for sailors.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smart money - money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) venture, speculation - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
	2.	smart money - (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) exemplary damages, punitive damages law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury 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
	3.	smart money - people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

Translations

smart money

n (Fin) → Investitionsgelder pl; the smart money is on him winning → Insider setzen darauf, dass er gewinnt