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The act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- He was handed a ban for one year for match fixing in cricket.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
假球
(jiǎqiú)
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Chinese Mandarin:
造馬 /造马
(zàomǎ)
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Dutch:
matchfixing
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Dutch:
wedstrijdvervalsing
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Finnish:
sopupelaaminen
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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French:
match arrangé
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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French:
match truqué
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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German:
Match-Fixing
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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German:
Spielmanipulationen
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Italian:
biscotto
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Japanese:
八百長
(yaochō)
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Korean:
승부조작
(seungbujojak)
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Polish:
ustawianie meczu
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Portuguese:
resultado combinado
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Romanian:
blat
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Russian:
договорно́й матч
(dogovornój matč)
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
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Spanish:
amaño de partidos
— the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result