parlay

tr.v., -layed, -lay·ing, -lays.

1. To bet (an original wager and its winnings) on a subsequent event.
2. To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage: parlayed some small investments into a large fortune.

n.

A bet comprising the sum of a prior wager plus its winnings or a series of bets made in such a manner.

[Alteration of paroli, staking of double the sum staked before in faro, from French, from obsolete Italian, probably from Italian parare, to place a bet, from Latin parāre, to prepare. See pare.]

An open programming interface (API) to a service provider's network (the network operator), developed by the Parlay Group www.parlay.org). By enabling the customer's application to talk directly to the network, it allows the end user to have greater access to network information as well as manage certain network features. The object-oriented, network-independent Parlay API supports multimedia data types and discovery. Pronounced exactly like the French "parler," which means "to talk."

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
  Synonym: double up

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - øge værdien af, udnytte
n. - forhandling, underhandling

Nederlands (Dutch)
winst plus eerste inzet opnieuw inzetten, met succes exploiteren, waarde verhogen door opnieuw in te zetten, opnieuw ingezette winst

Français (French)
v. tr. - remettre en jeu ses gains, (fig) faire fructifier
n. - remise en jeu des gains

Deutsch (German)
v. - (Gewinn) wieder einsetzen, auswerten
n. - erneuter Gewinneinsatz, Auswertung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ΗΠΑ) στοιχηματίζω εκ νέου την ήδη κερδισμένη μίζα
n. - πάρολι (όρος των τυχερών παιχνιδιών)

Italiano (Italian)
rilanciare, raddoppiare la messa, sfruttare, mettere a profitto, rilancio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer apostas acumuladas
n. - acumulada (f)

Русский (Russian)
переводить ставку, перевод ставки, выгодно использовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apostar a parlay
n. - sistema de apuestas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - underhandla (Am.), begagna sig av
n. - underhandling

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连本带利的赌, 使增值, 连本带利的赌博

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 連本帶利的賭, 使增值
n. - 連本帶利的賭博

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 늘리다, 활용하다, (원금과 상금을) 다시 (다른 말에) 걸다
n. - 원금과 상금을 다시 다른 말에 걸기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さらに賭ける, 活用する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يراهن (الاسم) رهان, مراهنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הימר על הסכום בו זכה, עלה בערכו‬
n. - ‮הימורים מצטברים‬

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