double or nothing



double or nothing

A wager that can be used in any sort of competition, wherein the winner would receive twice the prize or nothing. Hyphenated when used as an adjective. Come on, one more match, double or nothing! If you win, you don't have to pay. I beat my brother at billiards for the second time in our double-or-nothing game. Now he owes me $100 instead of $50!
See also: double, nothing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zopyros-Ancient Greek
Consolatakon-so-LAH-tahItalian
Murron-Scottish
Ile-Macedonian
Kay (1)KAYEnglish
Kayin (2)-Biblical Hebrew