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单词 point shaving
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Definition of point shaving in English:

point shaving

noun
  • The reduction of a score, lead, etc., measured in points; (now chiefly Basketball) a method of ‘fixing’ a game whereby a player accepts money to score fewer points than he or she is capable of achieving, thereby reducing the team's final score.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The New York Times.

Definition of point shaving in US English:

point shaving

noun
  • The reduction of a score, lead, etc., measured in points; (now chiefly Basketball) a method of ‘fixing’ a game whereby a player accepts money to score fewer points than he or she is capable of achieving, thereby reducing the team's final score.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The New York Times.

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