roadblock n.— «The Minnesota Music Man and his newest label affiliation, Columbia Records, has hooked up with five Viacom music properties that will conduct what’s known in broadcast parlance as a roadblock. MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1 and VH1...
takeout n.— «The OJC receives 9.5 cents per dollar wagered through the mutuels and turns back approximately 50 per cent of its takeout to the horsemen in purses.» —“Backstretch bookmaking at racetrack, OPP charge” by James...
rebate shop n.— «Rebate shops have no such overhead to cover and give most of it back to their customers. Typically, that amounts to between 3 and 12 per cent of the amounts bet, even as high as 18 per cent on some exotic bets...
rebate shop n.— «Laurel Vice President Jim Mango traced the bet to the island of St. Kitts, site of a suspected rebate shop.» —“Rebates Knock Betting Off Track” by Andrew Beyer Washington Post Feb. 1, 2001...
HNWI n.— «Indeed, the ranks of the world’s HNWIs— financial parlance for “high-net-worth individuals,” with investable assets of $1 million or more—increased in 2002 by 2.1 percent to 7.3 million, according to the World Wealth...
stigmergy n.— «La coordination des tâches, la régulation des constructions ne dépendent pas directement des ouvriers, mais des constructions elles-mêmes. L’ouvrier ne dirige pas son travail, il est guidé par lui...