handicapping (C1)
verb (gerund/present participle)
Pronunciation: /ˈhændikæpɪŋ/
Definition
The practice of assigning advantages or disadvantages to competitors in a contest to equalize their chances of winning, or the act of predicting the outcome of such a contest.
Examples
The expert spent hours handicapping the football games for the weekend's betting pool.
Effective handicapping requires a deep understanding of each team's strengths and weaknesses.
The new rules aim to improve the fairness of the competition by carefully handicapping each participant.
How to Use handicapping
- handicapping a race (collocation)
- Analyzing factors to predict the winner of a race. — "He spent all morning handicapping the horse race, studying each horse's past performance."
- handicapping the field (collocation)
- Adjusting conditions to make a competition fairer for all participants. — "The tournament director was responsible for handicapping the field to give everyone a chance."
- handicapping for (prepositional phrase)
- Making allowances or adjustments for a specific condition or factor. — "The software is designed for handicapping for different skill levels in online games."
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