"make book" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "The \"be confident\" sense is connected to the \"gamble\" sense: a sure bet is one that you can be nearly certain of.",
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "bookie"
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      "word": "bookmaker"
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      "word": "bookmaking"
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      "word": "sportsbook"
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    {
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      "word": "bank on"
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      "word": "make bank"
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    {
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      "word": "make it interesting"
    },
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      "word": "to be sure"
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      "word": "want to bet"
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          "ref": "1954 August 30, “Into the Stretch”, in Time:",
          "text": "In the American League, front-running Cleveland was an odds-on favorite with the men who make book on baseball.",
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          "ref": "1962, Stanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster, That Touch of Mink:",
          "text": "[Connie:] How is Mrs Miller?\n[Mr Miller:] She doesn't understand me.\n[Connie:] I could have made book on that answer.",
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        "To gamble, either by placing or taking bets."
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        "(idiomatic) To gamble, either by placing or taking bets."
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          "text": "Near-synonym: bet one's bottom dollar"
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          "ref": "1909, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 25, in The Silver Horde:",
          "text": "\"Oh, you can make book that she didn't start no love-making. She ain't the kind to curl up in a man's ear and whisper.\"",
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        "To be very confident; to be sure."
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        "(idiomatic) To be very confident; to be sure."
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        {
          "word": "bet one's bottom dollar"
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    {
      "word": "bank on"
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "to be sure"
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    {
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        "To gamble, either by placing or taking bets."
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        "(idiomatic) To gamble, either by placing or taking bets."
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be very confident; to be sure."
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        "(idiomatic) To be very confident; to be sure."
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