smart money

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noun

1. money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)
• Hypernyms:
speculation, venture
2. (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
• Syn:
punitive damages, exemplary damages
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
• Hyponyms:
double damages, treble damages
3. people who are highly experienced or who have inside information
- the smart money said Truman would lose the election
• Hypernyms:
people