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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French va banque in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ва-ба́нк • (va-bánk)
- (with the verbs игра́ть (igrátʹ), пойти́ (pojtí) and similar) all in, all out, for broke, doubling down (risking everything, putting everything on the line)
- Игро́к пошёл ва-ба́нк во вре́мя фриро́лла. ― Igrók pošól va-bánk vo vrémja frirólla. ― The player went all-in during the freeroll.
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French va banque.[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
ва-ба́нк • (va-bánk)
- (gambling or figuratively, with the verbs гра́ти, іти / йти / піти́ and similar) all in, all or nothing, for broke (risking everything, putting everything on the line)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ва-банк”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ва-банк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “ва-банк”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “ва-банк”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ва-банк”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “ва-банк”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ва-банк”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)