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smart money

NOUN
investment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
asset contribution expenditure expense finance financing grant loan money property purchase stake transaction venture
STRONG
advance ante backing bail endowment flutter hunch inside interests investing piece plunge spec speculation stab
WEAK
vested interests
Antonyms
STRONG
reality truth
WEAK
divestment
NOUN
speculation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
plunge
STRONG
backing flier flutter gambling hazard hunch piece shot spec stab venture wager
WEAK
right money risky business risky venture shot in the dark speculative enterprise
Antonyms
STRONG
proof reality
WEAK
abstention fact information truth

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Pac-12 college football betting guide: Smart money on USC or UCLA?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Smart money has the company on death watch.

From The Verge • Oct. 30, 2019

Smart money says they should spread it around the roster rather than focus on one replacement.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2018

Smart money convinces itself of its highly differentiated intelligence at what might prove to be all of our expense.

From New York Times • May 10, 2016

Smart money is on Arthur wanting one of those cookies.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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