"double or quits" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} double or quits (uncountable)
  1. A bet of the same value as the initial one, resulting in either a doubling of a loss, or it being cancelled. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: double or nothing Translations (a bet of the same value as the initial one): tupla tai kuitti (Finnish), quitte ou double [masculine] (French), dupla vagy semmi (Hungarian), o dobro ou nada (Portuguese), doble o nada (Spanish)

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