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securities underwriting term meaning the portion of a stock or bond issue returned to the managing underwriter by the participating investment bankers to facilitate sales to institutional investors.
Institutions buying from the pot designate the firms to be credited with pot sales.
See also retention.

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noun

Something risked on an uncertain outcome: ante, bet, stake (often used in plural), wager. See gambling.

Idioms beginning with pot:
potato
pot calling the kettle black, the

In addition to the idiom beginning with pot, also see fish or cut bait (shit or get off the pot); go to pot; hit the jackpot; sweeten the kitty (pot); take potluck; tempest in a teapot; watched pot never boils.

The portion of a stock or bond issue that investment bankers return to the underwriter so the portion can be sold to institutional investors.

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Depending upon the issue and the size of the pot, it may be very lucrative for the underwriter to sell inventory to institutional investors.

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The total money/chips accumulated throughout the duration of a poker hand. The player with the best 5 card poker hand wins the total amount. If two players are tied they split the pot evenly.

SoundPoker Says: The amount of money which can be won changes on every hand and in every game. In small stakes tables the pot sizes can get around $40 - $50 per hand. In high stakes games hundreds or thousands can be won in a single hand.

See Also: Chip Rack, Chips, Odd Chip, Rake, Side Pot, Split Pot

n. plain old telephone service . (As opposed to connection through a TV cable or high-speed telephone line.)  Even in five years, most people will still rely on POTS to get connected to the Internet.

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1. pot
   noun, Austral and NZ
   
   1: to put (someone's) pot on To inform against or tell tales about; to ruin (someone's) chances. (1864 —) .
   Davison & Nicholls He saw some blacks...standing on the platform under guard of a policeman. 'Hullo, what's up?' One of them replied, 'Aw, somebody's been putting our pot on' (1935).
   
   2: A prize or trophy. (1885 —) .
   
   3: mainly services' An aircraft cylinder; a carburettor. (1941 —) . verb trans.
   
   4: Austral To hand (someone) over for trial; to inform on. (1911 —) . See also shit or get off the pot at shit verb.
   
2. pot
   noun
   
   Marijuana. (1938 —) .
   T. Pynchon 'But we don't repeat what we hear,' said another girl. 'None of us smoke Beaconfields anyway. We're all on pot' (1966).
   
   [Prob. from Mexican Spanish potiguaya marijuana leaves.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - potte, krukke, pokal, pulje, gryde
v. tr. - lægge, nedsylte, potte, skyde
v. intr. - lave keramik

idioms:

• big pot    stor gryde
• go to pot    gå i vasken
• keep the pot boiling    holde gryden i kog
• pot a baby    sætte en baby på potten
• pot belly    topmave, tyksak
• pot cheese    slags hytteost
• pot hat    bowlerhat
• pot luck    hvad huset formår
• pot of gold    masser af guld
• pot pie    en slags tærte
• pot pourri    potpourri
• pot roast    grydesteg
• pot shot    slumpskud, skud på nært hold, skud fra baghold
• pots of money    masser af penge
• the pot calling the kettle black    du skulle nødig snakke!

2.
n. - pot, marihuana

3.
n. - forsøg på at sparke på mål
v. tr. - score et mål

4.
n. - potentiometer

Nederlands (Dutch)
pot, marihuana, fuik, naar de kelder (gaan), (ver)potten

Français (French)
1.
n. - pot, théière, cafetière, casserole, poterie, pot de chambre, (US) cagnotte, coupe
v. tr. - mettre (bébé) sur le pot, mettre (qch) en pot, mettre (qch) en conserve, empoter (une plante), abattre (un oiseau, etc)
v. intr. - faire de la poterie, canarder qch

idioms:

• big pot    une grosse légume
• for the pot    et une cuillerée pour la théière (en faisant le thé)
• go to pot    se laisser aller (personne), aller à vau-l'eau (une chose)
• keep the pot boiling    garder le rythme (jeux d'enfant)
• pot a baby    mettre un bébé sur le pot
• pot belly    bedaine, ventre gonflé (par la malnutrition)
• pot cheese    (US) fromage blanc (égoutté)
• pot hat    chapeau haut-de-forme
• pot luck    (GB) (manger) à la fortune du pot, (prendre) ce que l'on trouve
• pot of gold    gros lot
• pot pie    (US) tourte à la viande
• pot pourri    pot pourri
• pot roast    rôti (cuit dans une cocotte), faire cuire à la cocotte
• pot shot    à vue de nez, tirer à vue sur (qch)
• pots of money    (GB) (avoir/faire) un tas d'argent
• the pot calling the kettle black    la Pitié qui se moque de la Charité

2.
n. - marijuana, herbe (fam), hasch

3.
n. - (Sport) coup d'envoi
v. tr. - marquer un but

4.
n. - potentiomètre

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Topf, Kanne
v. - in einen Topf füllen

idioms:

• big pot    (Slang) hoher Herr
• for the pot    zum Kochen
• go to pot    den Bach runtergehen
• keep the pot boiling    sich über Wasser halten
• pot a baby    ein Kind aufs Töpfchen setzen
• pot belly    Schmerbauch
• pot cheese    Hüttenkäse
• pot hat    (ugs.) Melone
• pot luck    was es gerade gibt
• pot of gold    Topf voll Gold
• pot pie    Fleischpastete
• pot pourri    Duftmischung, Potpourri, buntes Allerlei
• pot roast    Schmorbraten
• pot shot    Schuß aufs Geratewohl
• pots of money    jede Menge Geld
• the pot calling the kettle black    ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr

2.
n. - Marihuana

3.
n. - Versuch ein Tor zu schießen
v. - Tor schießen

4.
n. - Potentiometer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγγείο, δοχείο, κιούπι, χύτρα, κατσαρόλα, γλάστρα, (στο πόκερ κ.λπ.) ποτ, μαριχουάνα
v. - βάζω σε γλάστρα, παστώνω
abbr. - κάλλιο, ποτενσιόμετρο

idioms:

• big pot    σπουδαία προσωπικότητα, σημαίνον πρόσωπο
• go to pot    παίρνω την κάτω βόλτα, παρακμάζω
• keep the pot boiling    κρατάω το ενδιαφέρον (για κάτι) ζωντανό
• pot a baby    καθίζω στο γκιογκιό
• pot belly    κοιλάρα, μπάκα
• pot cheese    (ΗΠΑ) είδος φρέσκου, μαλακού τυριού, ανθότυρο, μυζήθρα
• pot hat    ημίψηλο
• pot luck    ό, τι πρόχειρο φαγώσιμο υπάρχει
• pot of gold    φανταστικό έπαθλο, ιδανικό
• pot pie    πίτα με κρούστα
• pot pourri    (μουσ., μτφ.) ποτ-πουρί
• pot roast    (μαγειρ.) ψητό κατσαρόλας
• pot shot    (μτφ.) κουτουράδα, τυχαίος πυροβολισμός
• pots of money    ένα κάρο λεφτά
• the pot calling the kettle black    κοίτα ποιος μιλάει, είπε ο γάιδαρος τον πετεινό κεφάλα!

Italiano (Italian)
orinale, marihuana

idioms:

• big pot    pezzo grosso
• go to pot    andare in rovina
• keep the pot boiling    guadagnarsi da vivere
• pot a baby    mettere un bambino sul vasetto
• pot belly    pancione
• pot cheese    formaggio cottage
• pot hat    bombetta
• pot luck    quel che c'è
• pot of gold    un biglietto vincente, pentolone d'oro (sotto l'arcobaleno)
• pot pie    pasticcio di carne
• pot pourri    pot-pourri
• pot roast    arrosto
• pot shot    sparo fortuito, tiro a casaccio
• pots of money    denaro a palate
• the pot calling the kettle black    il bue da del cornuto all'asino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bule (m), pote (m), panela (f), vasilha (f), barriga (f), maconha (f), vaso (m)
v. - envasar, acondicionar, encaçapar
abbr. - potencial, potência, potável

idioms:

• big pot    caldeirão
• go to pot    ir por água abaixo, cair na miséria
• keep the pot boiling    empurrar com a barriga (gír.), não desistir, ganhar a vida
• pot a baby    habituar a criança a usar o banheiro
• pot belly    pança
• pot cheese    tipo de queijo branco granulado
• pot hat    chapéu coco
• pot luck    refeição caseira, o que houver na geladeira
• pot of gold    caldeirão de ouro, sorte grande
• pot pie    torta de carne e legumes
• pot pourri    pot pourri
• pot roast    carne assada
• pot shot    tiro descuidado
• pots of money    rios de dinheiro
• the pot calling the kettle black    o roto rindo do rasgado

Русский (Russian)
горшок, гашиш, пузо, сумма ставок, консервировать, подстрелить

idioms:

• big pot    много (золота/денег), большая ставка
• go to pot    идти насмарку
• keep the pot boiling    поддерживать темп
• pot a baby    посадить ребенка на горшок
• pot belly    пузо
• pot cheese    сухой творог
• pot hat    шляпа ферби
• pot luck    чем богаты, тем и рады
• pot of gold    горшок золота
• pot pie    пирог с мясом
• pot pourri    попурри
• pot roast    тушеное мясо
• pot shot    неприцельный выстрел
• pots of money    куча денег
• the pot calling the kettle black    валить с виновного на более виновного, сам-то ты хорош

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - olla, marmita, tiesto, maceta, orinal
v. tr. - cocer o estofar en marmita, conservar en potes, poner en macetas
v. intr. - beber, empinar el codo, tirar, disparar

idioms:

• big pot    pez gordo
• for the pot    para la olla
• go to pot    echarse a perder
• keep the pot boiling    ganarse la vida, calentar el puchero
• pot a baby    poner el bebé en la bacinica
• pot belly    barriga, panza
• pot cheese    requesón
• pot hat    sombrero hongo de copa alta
• pot luck    comida ordinaria y sin ceremonias, lo que haya, comida en la que cada invitado aporta algo
• pot of gold    premio imaginario
• pot pie    pastel de carne
• pot pourri    popurrí, olla podrida
• pot roast    estofado, carne a la cacerola
• pot shot    tiro al azar
• pots of money    montones de dinero
• the pot calling the kettle black    el muerto se ríe del degollado

2.
n. - marijuana, hierba

3.
n. - (en el rugby) intento de anotar un tanto con una patada
v. tr. - anotar un tanto o gol

4.
n. - abrev. de potenciómetro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kruka, gryta, kanna, potta, buckla (pris), insats, pott, hasch, marijuana, massa
v. - lägga in, sätta i kruka, sätta på pottan, få fatt i, lura, förkorta
abbr. - pottery (lergods)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 罐, 锅, 壶, 一罐之量, 把...放在罐里, 向...射击, 把...栽在花盆里, 乱射, 盲目射击

idioms:

• big pot    大人物
• go to pot    遭破坏, 破产, 衰落, 萧条
• keep the pot boiling    谋生, 维持生活, 使保持活泼
• pot belly    大肚皮, 凸肚皮
• pot hat    硬顶礼帽, 圆顶窄边礼帽
• pot luck    家常便饭, 运气, 百乐餐, 正巧得到的东西
• pot of gold    装有金子的罐子
• pot pie    一种肉馅饼, 肉敦面团
• pot pourri    百花香, 集锦引曲, 集锦, 杂录, 混杂物
• pot roast    炖熟的肉
• pot shot    近距射击, 任意的批评, 乱射
• pots of money    许多钱
• the pot calling the kettle black    五十步笑百步

2. 坑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 罐, 鍋, 壺, 一罐之量
v. tr. - 把...放在罐裡, 向...射擊, 把...栽在花盆裡, 亂射
v. intr. - 盲目射擊

idioms:

• big pot    大人物
• go to pot    遭破壞, 破產, 衰落, 蕭條
• keep the pot boiling    謀生, 維持生活, 使保持活潑
• pot belly    大肚皮, 凸肚皮
• pot hat    硬頂禮帽, 圓頂窄邊禮帽
• pot luck    家常便飯, 運氣, 百樂餐, 正巧得到的東西
• pot of gold    裝有金子的罐子
• pot pie    一種肉餡餅, 肉敦麵團
• pot pourri    百花香, 集錦引曲, 集錦, 雜錄, 混雜物
• pot roast    燉熟的肉
• pot shot    近距射擊, 任意的批評, 亂射
• pots of money    許多錢
• the pot calling the kettle black    五十步笑百步

2.
n. - 坑

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 원동형의 그릇
v. tr. - (보존하기 위해서)~에넣다, ~으로요리하다
v. intr. - 살다

idioms:

• big pot    높으신 양반
• go to pot    영락[파멸]하다
• keep the pot boiling    생계를 꾸려나가다
• the pot calling the kettle black    숯이 검정 나무란다

2.
n. - 마리화나

3.
n. - 공 받는 주머니에 공이 다 들어가도록 치는 일격
v. tr. - 쏘다, (공을) 치다

4.
n. - 캐브레이터, (차의) 엔진

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 壷, 深なべ, ポット, つぼ一杯, 賞杯, 多額, 基金, 一回の総賭け金, 室内用便器
v. - 鉢に植える, 撃つ, 狩猟する, おまるに座らせる

idioms:

• go to pot    落ちぶれる, だめになる, 破滅する
• melting pot    るつぼ
• pot a baby    赤ちゃんをおまるに乗せる, 赤ちゃんにトイレをさせる
• pot belly    太鼓腹の人
• pot cheese    コテージチーズ
• pot hat    山高帽子, シルクハット
• pot luck    持ち寄りの料理, ありあわせの料理
• pot of gold    利益の源
• pot pie    ミートパイ
• pot pourri    花香
• pot roast    ポットロースト
• pot shot    行き当たりばったり, 無責任な論評
• the pot calling the kettle black    目くそ鼻くそを笑う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قدر, مجموع المبالغ المراهن بها, خرلب, شراب مسكر (فعل) يضع في قدر, يطبخ ويحفظ في قدر (اختصار) مختصر : كامن, الجهد الكهربائي, مقياس, فرق الجهد الكهربائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיר, קדירה, עציץ, פרס, קופה (בפוקר), גביע, כלי, הסכום הכולל של התערבויות, סל לתפיסת סרטנים, צינור בקצה ארובה להצרת הפתח וחיזוק זרם האוויר‬
v. tr. - ‮ירה, הרג‬
v. intr. - ‮שם בסיר, שתל בעציץ‬
n. - ‮חשיש, מריחואנה‬
n. - ‮ניסיון הבקעה (בעיקר ברוגבי)‬
v. tr. - ‮הבקיע שער‬
n. - ‮מד מתח חשמלי, פוטנציומטר‬

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