馬券
Meanings
1
betting ticket; betting slip
Specifically a ticket purchased at a horse race track or off-track betting facility. The term is strongly associated with horse racing.
He bought a betting ticket at the racecourse.
My betting ticket won, and I got a considerable amount of money.
Usage patterns
- 馬券を買うto buy a betting ticket (for horse racing)
I went with a friend to buy horse racing tickets.
- 馬券が当たるfor a betting ticket to be a winning ticket
For the first time in a while, my ticket won and I was thrilled.
- 馬券が外れるfor a betting ticket to be a losing ticket
All of today's tickets ended up losing.
- 馬券を的中させるto hit the winning combination on a betting ticket
He picked the winning combination in a difficult race.