dead money

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

Chips that a player who has since folded has put into the pot.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đặt cược rồi bỏ cuộc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Money of weaker players.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tiền của người chơi yếu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

Money paid by a team to a player or coach who is no longer a player or coach with the team.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tiền trả cho cầu thủ hoặc huấn luyện viên đã rời đội

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “dead money” mean?

Chips that a player who has since folded has put into the pot.

Is “dead money” formal or informal?

dead money is generally slang.

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