Sentences with phrase «essentially place a bet»

Purchasing options contracts is essentially placing a bet that the price of the stock will hit a predetermined level, called the strike price, within a given time frame.

When a carrier offers a policy to you, they're essentially placing a bet on you to live past the term period of your policy.

But Target Restock on its own couldn't leverage Google's voice computing platform, so Target is essentially placing its bets on Google.

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Essentially, you can cover the team name with your hand and place your bets based on what the numbers indicate.

All of the hobos know and hate Shack, so when A No. 1 vows to take him on, ride his train and earn the right to be called the Emperor of the North Pole (a god among men, essentially), bets are placed, the news is spread, and the game is on, starting with a series of pranks and tricks, but ending in a spectacular finish as Shack's train barrels towards Portland.

Whenever you invest in a life insurance policy, you essentially invest in the company too because you're placing a bet they will be around when your family places a claim.

These contracts essentially function in a way that allows investors to place bets reflecting where they predict the price of Bitcoin will be at different times in the future, the BBC reports.