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Definition of parlay verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parlay

verb
 
/ˈpɑːleɪ/
 
/ˈpɑːrleɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parlay
 
/ˈpɑːleɪ/
 
/ˈpɑːrleɪ/
he / she / it parlays
 
/ˈpɑːleɪz/
 
/ˈpɑːrleɪz/
past simple parlayed
 
/ˈpɑːleɪd/
 
/ˈpɑːrleɪd/
past participle parlayed
 
/ˈpɑːleɪd/
 
/ˈpɑːrleɪd/
-ing form parlaying
 
/ˈpɑːleɪɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɑːrleɪɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French paroli, from Italian, from paro ‘like’, from Latin par ‘equal’.
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