Definitionen
1.NounExperienced, well-informed investors, gamblers, etc. considered as a group.
2.NounThe money invested or bet by such people; by extension, the opinions of such people."The smart money is on a half percent cut in the basic bank lending rates before the end of the week."
3.NounMoney paid by a person to buy himself off from some unpleasant engagement or some painful situation.
4.NounMoney allowed to soldiers or sailors, in the English service, for wounds and injuries received; also, a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn in, to procure his release from service.
5.NounVindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done.