match fixing

noun

The act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.

“He was handed a ban for one year for match fixing in cricket.”

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Meanings

nounmatch fixing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesThe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.

    He was handed a ban for one year for match fixing in cricket.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 假球, 造馬 /造马
  • 假球 (jiǎqiú)the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • 造馬 /造马 (zàomǎ)the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Dutch matchfixing, wedstrijdvervalsing
  • matchfixingthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • wedstrijdvervalsingthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Finnish sopupelaaminen
  • sopupelaaminenthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
French match arrangé, match truqué
  • match arrangéthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • match truquéthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
German Match-Fixing, Spielmanipulationen
  • Match-Fixingthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • Spielmanipulationenthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Indonesian pengaturan skor, pengaturan pertandingan
  • pengaturan skorthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
  • pengaturan pertandinganthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Italian biscotto
  • biscottothe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Japanese 八百長
  • 八百長 (yaochō)the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Korean 승부조작
  • 승부조작 (seungbujojak)the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Polish ustawianie meczu
  • ustawianie meczuthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Portuguese resultado combinado
  • resultado combinadothe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Romanian blat
  • blatthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Russian договорно́й матч
  • договорно́й матч (dogovornój matč)the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Spanish amaño de partidos
  • amaño de partidosthe act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result
Cite this entry
APA

match fixing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20fixing

MLA

“match fixing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20fixing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “match fixing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/match%20fixing.

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