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(ambitransitive, gambling) To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(ambitransitive, gambling) To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.

Shall we parlay the value of our products?
Origin: The is derived from paroli, possibly modified under the influence of . Paroli is derived from , from , of parolo ( of parare, from , present of parō, from ) + . The is derived from the verb. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Copa Libertadores Parlay Picks: Best Bets for Thursday & Friday... https://bestparlayodds.com/article/2026-05-06/copa-libertadores-parlay-picks-best-bets-for-thursday-friday #Parlay #BettingTips #ParlayOdds #BestOdds”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “CASH THE NBA 4-LEG PARLAY 🏀✅ ✅ Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 20+ Points ✅ Cade Cunningham (DET) 25+ PTS/REB ✅ Tobias Harris (DET) 15+ PTS/AST ✅ James Harden (CLE) 15+ PTS/REB Congrats if you tailed, all love 🦅💚 #MLB #SPORTBETTING”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, by extension, generally) To convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better.

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  • “A winter storm swallows Tethertown as a dark-sailed skyship of the Rimebound glides in beneath formal signal of parlay, its lone emissary offering words of peace to settle old blood before it can turn to war. 1/5”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NBA longshot parlay picks, bets, player props for Tuesday, May 5: This parlay could return almost $1.8 million.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NHL Draft Lottery: Canucks hoping favourable odds parlay into historic first pick vancouversun.com/sports/hocke...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Been a minute but it’s SHO TIME! 🔗 Parlay (+150 boosted) — 1U ⚾️ Shohei Ohtani o6.5 Strikeouts ⚾️ Dodgers ML Ace on the mound, bats backing him up 💎🦇 Let’s cash it #MLB #GamblingBluesky #TowelieBetz”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Good thing there's any number of ways to YOLO/parlay what little money you have.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, by extension) To increase (an asset, money, etc.) by gambling or investing in a daring manner.

They believe that if [Roy] Harris can maintain his standing among the leading heavyweights, they can parlay this rating with Texas enthusiasm and oil money into enticing Floyd Patterson into coming down and defending his heavyweight titl…
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