Phrase guide

match fixing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 假球 (jiǎqiú) — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Chinese Mandarin: 造馬 /造马 (zàomǎ) — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Dutch: matchfixing — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Dutch: wedstrijdvervalsing — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Finnish: sopupelaaminen — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • French: match arrangé — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • French: match truqué — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • German: Match-Fixing — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • German: Spielmanipulationen — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Italian: biscotto — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Japanese: 八百長 (yaochō) — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Korean: 승부조작 (seungbujojak) — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Polish: ustawianie meczu — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Portuguese: resultado combinado — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Romanian: blat — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Russian: договорно́й матч (dogovornój matč) — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Spanish: amaño de partidos — the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result