exacta

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noun

A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

Similar
correctaperfecta
OriginLatin exactus →
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Meanings

nounexacta (plural exactas)

plural exactas

  1. gamblingA bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

    Synonyms: correcta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

Similar
correcta

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order

Similar
perfecta
Broader
betwager
Also see
correctaperfecta

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexactus
  2. Englishexacta

Unadapted borrowing from Latin exactus (literally “precise, acccurate”).

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APA

exacta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exacta

MLA

“exacta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exacta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exacta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exacta.

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