Trifecta
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹaɪˈfɛktə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trifecta is a noun meaning (gambling) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
Meaning
(gambling) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
More Meanings
- (figurative) The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
- (by extension) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
- (US politics) The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures.
Example Sentences
The conservative player will play the exacta box bet and the occasional trifecta box wager.
The money picture for Santorum could change after his trifecta win in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri Tuesday night.
And the Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall trifecta stumbled through inconsistent chemistry as they, too, attempted to insult their peers.
Along with runtime errors, two other errors we saw earlier round out the JavaScript bug trifecta: syntax errors, logic errors, and runtime errors.
Word Forms
- trifectas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triactor, quadfecta, three-peat, threepeat, ternary, tripleton.
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