Visual meaning of 'perfecta' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

A kind of bet wherein the first and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.

Examples:

"At the horse track, Maria placed a perfecta hoping to win big by correctly guessing the first and second place horses in order. "

sport bet game

Related Words

placed/pleɪst/

To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

hoping/ˈhəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/

To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

horses/ˈhɔrsəs/

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

track/tɹæk/

A mark left by something that has passed along.

correct/kəˈɹɛkt/

Free from error; true; accurate.

wherein/wɛəɹˈɪn/ /(h)wɛɹˈɪn/

How, or in what way.

correctly/kəˈɹɛktli/

In a correct manner.

maria/ˈmɑɹ.i.ə/

A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea.

finishers/ˈfɪnɪʃərz/

A person who finishes or completes something.

Visual illustration for the word "predicted" - To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

predicted/pɹɪˈdɪktɪd/

To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

second/ˈsɛkɪnd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/

Something that is number two in a series.

guessing/ˈɡɛsɪŋ/

The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.