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punt on sth

informal phrasal verb with punt
 
 
/pʌnt/ verb

Definition

to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money: Traders are punting on a big move on the stock markets next week.
(Definition of punt on sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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