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jetton

[ jet-n ]

noun

  1. an inscribed counter or token.


jetton

/ ˈdʒɛtən /

noun

  1. a counter or token, esp a chip used in such gambling games as roulette
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jetton1

1755–65; < French jeton, equivalent to jet ( er ) to throw, cast up (accounts), reckon ( jet 1 ) + -on noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jetton1

C18: from French jeton, from jeter to cast up (accounts); see jet 1
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Example Sentences

Rodd Jetton: Naughty Allegations Remember former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton?

Jetton has said that the money had “no bearing on that bill.”

Back in December, Jetton was charged with second-degree assault in what police described as an SM session gone terribly wrong.

Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton says the woman he beat during sex consented to it.

Jetton, jet′on, n. a piece of stamped metal used as a counter in card-playing, &c.

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